Unlearning Oppressive Behaviors (Black Feminism & Intersectionality)
Hello, remember me? I've had a major case of writers block and for the life of me I couldn’t figure out how to get over it. But alas, here we are and it’s only right that I come back and talk about one of my favorite topics, feminism. Whilst I've been away I've had some growing up to do. I'm sure some of you are probably thinking here we go again with this feminism bullshit but tough shit. I will start by saying this, not all feminism looks the same, and I have always acknowledged this (in a way I’ve always been about that life haha). I have noticed that white women drive the narrative around feminism. Feminism is exclusive and it does nothing to uplift/help those who do not fit into a certain mold i.e. black women, trans women, women of color and yes even size seems to matter. We know what feminism does to Black women. Historically speaking a lot of women's activism were only about voting rights for white women or equality for white women and w...