“it is simply impossible for any white woman to be genuinely "not okay with racism" when we as a society have not yet reckoned with the fact that this model of strategic White Womanhood that has been honed and entrenched by centuries of colonialism is itself a racist concept.” FeminismRacismSocial JusticeWhite Feminism Author:Ruby Hamad
“White women can oscillate between their gender and their race, between being the oppressed and the oppressor. Women of color are never permitted to exist outside of these constraints: we are both women and people of color and we are always seen and treated as such.” FeminismRacismSexismMisogynyWhitenessWomen Of ColorWhite Women Book:White Tears/Brown Scars: How White Feminism Betrays Women of Color Source: White Tears/Brown Scars: How White Feminism Betrays Women of Color
“Yes, it is true women of color have been the targets of a setup of monumental proportions, something that amounts to nothing short of a covert war against us. But it is also true that these attacks are their own proof of just how serious a threat to the status quo all women of color really are. So serious, in fact, that the very concept of the innocent white woman was constructed to keep us firmly in our place.” RacismSexismWhitenessWomen Of Color Book:White Tears/Brown Scars: How White Feminism Betrays Women of Color Source: White Tears/Brown Scars: How White Feminism Betrays Women of Color