Welcome, strangers! In case you didn't read the title, I am a feminist. This means that I think that all people should be treated equally disregarding their sex and gender. Wow, glad I got that outta the way.
Now if you're still here I'm gonna tell you a few things about the viewpoints I hold on feminism. I am what some people would call a 'black feminist' not because I am black (which is why I put it in quotation marks) but because I think that you cannot look at social, societal issues without taking into account sexism and racism and income inequality and cultural norms ect. ect. To put it into simple terms I do not think that white women have the same experiences as women from racial minorities.
Being a feminist or rather a good feminist is hard. Not because having the beliefs I outlined earlier is hard but because to be a good feminist you have to be conscious of sexism and racism and the rest. This means recognizing it when it occurs and calling it out if you are safe to do so. But recognizing racism and sexism is hard. Not because it isn't there, because by golly is it there. It's hard because our culture is completely saturated with it, so much so, that many times it doesn't make us feel uncomfortable. And then when you do become conscious of it you feel uncomfortable much much more. Which, yes, is necessary for us to change and be better people, but it means that people don't want to or like feminists because they make them uncomfortable. Which isn't right or just in any way, but nothing is, so, we just keep plugging along.
Just a few thoughts, I'm sure there will be more in the future,
Leah
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