By now you have probably heard about Patricia Arquette’s Oscar win for best supporting actress. And you’ve probably heard about her war cry for wage equality for women that practically had the audience on their feet. But maybe you didn’t hear her unscripted comments backstage that ended with “It’s time for all the women in America, and all the men that love women and all the gay people and all the people of color that we’ve all fought for — to fight for us now!”
And the thing is, we get that she’s coming from a good place, but that doesn’t mean that her argument isn’t hugely flawed. And as people came to Arquette’s defense, it became clear just how this problematic thinking permeates the progressive space when it comes to intersectionality:
The criticism of critique methodology is nothing new. From cries of Toxic Twitter to dismissals of callouts based on perceived tone or demonstrable anger, there is a constant desire within the liberal space for it to be inclusive but not accountable. To speak for all but for some to be silent.
Team Blackness took the full show to break down this important and divisive issue.
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The Intersection Of Feminism, White Women, And Everyone ElsePost + Comments (118)