Feminism has been widely controversial in America and abroad. The narratives of feminism are constantly changing. The image of white hippie woman with overgrown hair on her legs and armpits yelling how much she hates men, is one visual that has been tied to feminism for so long. Within the discourse of feminism there are far too many issues and not enough leaders. We see in the Civil Rights Movement, the revolution meant taking back all of the rights and respects of one’s own personhood. We can point to leaders like Dr. King, Malcolm X, etc. and say they knew what they were talking about. Feminism has not gotten to that point because white feminism has acted exclusionary to the other social revolutions.
Hillary Clinton is a great example of white feminism. White feminism does not look at other social stratifications are parts within feminism. Issues among women change within their identities and environments. Figures like Roxane Gay, bell hooks, Beyonce, etc. discuss the multifaceted queering of feminism outside of critical whiteness. Feminism has to be intersectional if equality among gender lines is possible. Race relations completely devoid many people of opportunities that perpetuate the subordination of all women. Shattering the glass ceiling was one of the big things HIllary Clinton raved about. A large percentage of women of color exist in impoverished conditions so there’s no way the can the break glass ceiling if they can not even access the building. White feminism continues to perpetuate estranged race relations because it denies the impact of being being a person of color and a women at the same time.
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