My wife used to never consider herself a feminist because of how white feminists simply do not care about the issues of black women. Back in the old site there were tons of discussions around r/blackladies about how subs like 2x were horrible because every single time a black woman would post about her issues she faced with racism all the white liberal women would come out and invalidate and question and deny their experiences. Feminism without anti racism is dead. Gloria Steinam realized this and I wish others paid attention.

[–] MemeCollector@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I'm sorry to hear about her experience, but sadly not surprised - it isn't unique.

It's almost as if people who have reached the most basic level of "progressive" (aka the level that benefits them and not a single step beyond) think they're done, they can put their feet up and claim their cookies, but truth is that anti-racism, like anti-sexism and all the other anti-isms and -phobias, is an ongoing conscious effort that never stops, because oppression never stops (especially not once a single liberal has become "woke" - I despise the bastardisation of that word).

Privilege is a hell of a drug, no matter what side of the the political spectrum you fall on, and I agree - I wish more people paid attention.