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[–]Thatstealthygal 57 insightful - 1 fun57 insightful - 0 fun58 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

Intersectionalism is a black feminist thing and it is very important. Hijab being a choice is not an intersectionalist position. Intersectionalism merely identifies multiple nodes of oppression alongside the one we all share, ie being women, and asks us to take those things into consideration.

[–]medium_tomato[S] 42 insightful - 2 fun42 insightful - 1 fun43 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

I understand that you might have different issues than I have in my culture in regards to your gender roles but it honestly just sounds like oppression olympics tbh. It would be so much better to address the issues of black women without fracturing the whole feminist movement.

[–]Marsupial 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

It's not oppression olympics. It's a fact that some countries and some cultures are further along when it comes to women's right than others.

[–]medium_tomato[S] 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

And the west is starting to go backwards in that regard. So are we just going to ignore it until we don't have this mythical privilege anymore, and then we can focus on clawing our way back from oppression?