Posted @withregram • @jeeheipark “Historically, with white women-led feminist movements i
Posted @withregram • @jeeheipark “Historically, with white women-led feminist movements in the US, the issues that affect Black women are intentionally carved out of national conversations in order to serve the interests of white women. This is why so many of us are skeptical even in our support of newly founded movements like #TimesUp. Topics like consent have pushed their way to the front of trending topics, but we also must address racial subtleties affecting Black women for these conversations to truly be feminist.How race affects conversations surrounding consent isn’t just about fingers in our hair or incessant searches at TSA. In response to my tweet, many Black women shared that they have also been sexually assaulted by sober and drunk white women alike.White womanhood is inherently doused in entitlement and maintained through victimhood and the gaslighting of Black womens’ experiences. This entitled notion is rooted in the racist myth birthed during slavery that Black women’s bodies do not belong to us. As activist and organizer Fannie Lou Hamer said, ‘A black woman’s body was never hers alone.’ “..— Rachael Edwards @rachaelthelord from her article “When is it #TimesUp for white women who don’t recognize Black women’s boundaries?” @blackyouthproject | Link in biohttps://www.instagram.com/p/CEMc5QrDhYzKAoLrhwgJ0PjLTtPgHXJlwqsYAU0/?igshid=zcswl3iv9ao7 -- source link
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