Intersectionality helps you answer the "Is it a race thing or is a woman thing?" question. It's both.
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When it comes to woc, and to black women esp, we sometimes have a difficult time distinguishing what kind of discrimination she's facing.
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And, by discrimination, I mean what she's facing on an institutional and personal level. Not just today, but for her entire life.
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But there examples everywhere. Just think about Jasmine Abdullah Richards and Brock Turner. The disparity is stunning.
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Jasmine Abdullah Richards, a young black woman, was convicted of FELONY LYNCHING—all for protesting a Pasadena cop killing Kendrec McDade!
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Video clearly shows that Jasmine was only trying to help a friend from getting beaten by Pasadena cops who kills black people like nothing.
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Contrast what's happening to Brock Turner, a young white man convicted of rape; 3 counts of sexual assault. Which he committed in public.
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Brock Turner, a convicted rapist, has been treated like a baby by the courts and by the media. And he was only sentenced to six months.
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Brock's father has cried about how he can no longer buy his son steak. The entire thing is so ludicrous.
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This is how intersectionality works: not only for Jasmine (who is a woman, who is black), but also for Brock (who is a man, who is white).
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Replying to @aurabogado
We tend to limit intersectionality to the oppression of women of color. But it's useful to apply it to the privilege that white men hold.
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