Stop saying, ‘Where are the feminists?’

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[–]censorshipment 3 insightful - 3 fun3 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 3 fun -  (3 children)

The GC mods allowed racism and even banned us (woc). The r/blackladies mods reported a lot of racism on the GC sub and spoke directly to the co-founders of Reddit (Alexis and Steve). That's why r/gc_woc was created (and eventually banned during the second-wave of bans in 2020 since it was "transphobic" and the r/blackladies mods are libfems). The GC mods were not supportive of "intersectionality". I think they allowed white women to call out "Karens" before the sub was banned. A lot of anti-racism white women on Instagram and TikTok were calling out racist white women, too. It was marvelous to see that it was not just woc calling out Karens throughout 2020-2021.

Globally, racism is much worse than sexism. White women benefit from racism much more than men of color benefit from sexism. I say this as a black lesbian who hates men and dates white women (who are fully aware of their white privilege and suffer from white guilt 😄).

Ida B. Wells called out white women over a century ago... sad that we still must call out white women over the same shit.

[–]jet199 7 insightful - 3 fun7 insightful - 2 fun8 insightful - 3 fun -  (2 children)

Globally sexism is much worse than racism.

Prove me wrong.

Please explain to me how white women are benefiting from racism in China.

You Americans live in such a tiny bubble of absolute privilege. It's crazy you now have to larp at being oppressed in an age where most people are more scared about being called racist than of racism itself.

[–]WildApples 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

It is not a competition. They are both bad. Surely it has not escaped your notice that white people control almost all the world's resources and dictate how the world should be run while black people around the world as a whole still suffer the legacy of colonialism instituted by white imperialists. The fact that some black people are well off and that white people are now abusing the concept of racial justice for their own political self-interests does not mean that racism is no longer a problem. The most frustrating thing about these white "social justice" activists is that they have completely undermined racial justice and the ability of black people to express our interests.

While I hate that intersectionality has been used to collapse all civil rights issues and make straight white men the most prioritized class, these posts illustrate why intersectionality was ever needed in the first place. It is not fun having to fight two fronts at the same time and defend your interests against your "allies."