One of the things I’ve learned over the years is that POC don’t have an issue with feminism bc many of our cultures have their own version of that from where we historically are from.
POC seem to have an issue with colonization and Western feminist views being used to yet again impose imperialist views on our social constructs.
This is where intersectional feminism came in to attempt to address the erasure of women of color, including the woman who laid the foundation of what became womanism and black feminism.
Look into the POC perspective behind women’s rights over the centuries. The views are so similar, but there are huge differences especially in Western countries on how the dangerous aspects of patriarchy are addressed.
In Western countries not using a label associated with feminism is often viewed negatively. but I think we forget it’s also a political stance and some people can’t marry that with other aspects of their identities.
Do we ask ourselves why? Do we address that in other places women fight for their rights in very similar ways, but the way we do it for instance in the US is oppressive to them?
Do we address that US culture is a mixture of various perspectives and that’s one of the reasons why feminism is so hard to not add extra context to?
I think this is something we should really mull over during BHM.
If you get angry at women, especially WOC, for not identifying with a word, when a conversation shows y’all have similar views, does that mean you care more about the label or the context?
Revolution Kitty 