“If white American feminist theory need not deal with the differences between us, and the resulting difference in our oppressions, then how do you deal with the fact that the women who clean your houses and tend your children while you attend conferences on feminist theory are, for the most part, poor women and women of Color? What is the theory behind racist feminism?” IfsNeedsChildrenFactsHouseDifferencesWhitePoorDealsBehindsFeminismColorTheoryMen And WomenOur ChildrenCleanFeministOppressionYour ChildrenRacistConferencesFeminist Theory Book:Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches Source: Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches
“Madonna has a far profounder vision of sex than do the feminists. She sees both the animality and the artifice. Changing her costume style and hair color virtually every month, Madonna embodies the eternal values of beauty and pleasure. Feminism says, 'No more masks.' Madonna says we are nothing but masks. Through her enormous impact on young women around the world, Madonna is the future of feminism.” WorldYoungValuesSexPleasureVisionFeminismStyleColorHairMonthsEternalImpactFeministEnormousAround The WorldMaskYoung WomenCostumesArtifice Author:Camille Paglia
“Radical militant feminist believes that women of color and Black women in particular have written the cutting edge theory and really were the individuals who exploded feminist theory into the directions that has made it more powerful. So I see us as the leaders not just of Black people and Black women in terms of feminism but in terms of the movement as a whole.” PeopleBelieveMadeWholeIndividualBlackTermPowerfulLeaderCuttingWrittenFeminismMovementParticularColorTheoryEdgesFeministMade ItRadicalBlack PeopleBlack WomenMilitantCutting EdgeFeminist Theory Author:Bell Hooks
“It is easier to talk about issues; it is easier to say you're a feminist because it's actually awesome to be one. The panopoly of people identifying as feminists is really excellent now that we've come to a point where all these really interesting voices are rising up and saying they're feminists - women of color, trans people, gay folks, everybody. It's an exciting time to actually define as that because it means that people are really feeling like their voice is what's the most important thing in the movement, and I love that.” PeopleMeanImportantFeelingsVoiceInterestingIssuesMovementColorEasierGayExcitingImportant ThingsFolksFeministExcellentRisingReally InterestingTransIdentifyingRising Up Author:Lizz Winstead
“My parents were civil rights activists, and my mother was active in the feminist movement. Issues concerning marginalized people and especially women of color were what they cared about most in the world.” PeopleWorldMotherParentIssuesRightsMovementColorFeministActiveCivil RightsActivistMarginalizedFeminist Movement Author:Anna Holmes
“I feel like this is a feminist issue and is going to be a part of a feminist conversation, and I wanted images of women of color in that conversation - feminism historically has left us out.” FeelsWantedLeftIssuesFeminismColorConversationFeminist Author:Tatyana Fazlalizadeh
“When we create out of our experiences, as feminists of color, women of color, we have to develop those structures that will present and circulate our culture.” CultureLiteratureColorStructureFeminist Book:Conversations with Audre Lorde Source: Conversations with Audre Lorde