“Mainstream feminism marginalizes women of colour. It fails to recognize that gender inequality and racial inequality are intersectional. And race isn’t the only thing that white feminism is missing. Feminism should be about all women, not just one type of woman. How can we talk about sexism without addressing racism, homophobia, transphobia etc.? White feminism washes away all these other factors and makes the assumption that sexism is the only thing standing in the way of gender equality, but it’s not.”
— Melisa Ergin, This Is How All White Feminists Are Failing (And How We Can Do Better)
Tagged: feminism, Holes In Feminism, Contemporary Feminism, Women Of Color, racism, Racial Inequality
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