Seriously, tho. Anytime someone says "women and people of color," it's a huge sign that they haven't done intersectionality 101.
@gayle The belief I'm ascribing is that "women and people of color," means someone doesn't understand intersectionality. I think it's valid.
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@aurabogado Consider a statement like "white people and men are often unaware of their privilege". Doesn't this include white men? -
@gayle I'm reading these other examples you're providing as a derail to my original argument: I think I deserve to be seen. -
@aurabogado However, when you tell me what must be going on in my head — that I disagree with. Because you're incorrect. -
@gayle Umm... So you understand intersectionality yet question why "women and people of color" is problematic? Ok. -
@aurabogado When I say "X and Y are ___", I am absolutely including things that are both X and Y. -
@gayle Where X is women and where Y is people of color.... -
@gayle The US recognizes discrimination against X. The US recognizes discrimination against Y. The US fails to recognize that XY exists. -
@gayle But you claim that you already understand this, so I'll take my free labor elsewhere. Have a good night. - 4 more replies
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