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Ashley wrote: "Dear Emma,I love you and I love this idea! This is just my plea that the book club be intersectional and include authors of all colors, ethnicities, sexual orientations and genders. I would be sa..."
Agreed! I feel that should be one of the primary goals of this book club: to acknowledge the diversity of female voices from the past and within the present which leads to an understanding of feminism as inherently intersectional, rather than a branch of the larger movement.
You guys might have missed this, but in the "IMPORTANT: Hey there, newcomer! :-) Please, read this before you begin " thread, intersectionality is specifically listed as an aim of the club, so I believe that Emma has every intention of leading as an example of an intersectional feminist.
Amanda, I hadn't seen that thread, and I'm so happy that intersectionality is one of the goals of the group. (Not surprised, though, because Emma is awesome that way.) Thanks for bringing it to my attention!
I was just about to make a comment like this since diversity is such an impotent part of feminism and main stream feminism is often excludes intersectionality. I definitely think that including the stifles of trans women of colored women or non-Heterosexual women, since they experience sexism differently than a straight white woman would.
Yes! If we're to truly understand feminism as a global whole we need to read global voices. We are diverse so should our material!
its a suggestion, but if any one is interest you should read angela davis "women, race and class". I'm still reading it, but it scrolls to early feminist movements, the role black women in scoiety and in feminist movements and the role of women from different classes (all in the us). I think is a very well rounded book and perfect to get started on the matter.
ow, and I forgot, a personal favorite of mine, "bad feminist" from roxane gray. after reading it I feel we are best friends even if I dont know her haha. i loved it
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I love you and I love this idea! This is just my plea that the book club be intersectional and include authors of all colors, ethnicities, sexual orientations and genders. I would be sad and uncomfortable if it ended up glorifying only white feminism. In the words of Flavia Dzodan, “My feminism will be intersectional or it will be bullsh*t!”
http://everydayfeminism.com/2015/01/w...
Thank you for ALL that you do in the fight for equality and women's rights. <3