"Feminism means social
justice; it means advocating for all marginalized groups. I believe that white feminists have the
capacity to build greater awareness and increase the capacity for feminism to
not just include other genders and women of color, but to transform feminism to
expect that people bring their whole selves to feminism. Knowing oneself, knowing history and knowing
the nuances of privilege and oppression are the tools needed for a strong and
empathetic movement. Bell Hooks,
Patricia Hill Collins, Audre Lorde, Alice Walker, Gloria Anzaldúa,
Dolores Huerta, and so many more have helped us to make meaning and momentum
from the simple truth that, our race, our class, our gender, our sexual
orientation cannot be separated.
As a white woman, a queer
woman, a Jewish woman raised by Holocaust survivors, I have always known that
to survive, we survive together. We fight
for one another and support one another.
Although I may not agree with every woman’s behavior, Feminism to me,
means never calling another woman a “bitch”.
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