![]() ![]() ![]() How can feminists stand in solidarity as a movement when there is a distinct likelihood that some women are oppressing others? Insightful, incendiary and ultimately hopeful, Hood Feminism is both an irrefutable indictment of a movement in flux and also clear-eyed assessment of how to save it. White feminists often fail to see how race, class, sexual orientation and disability intersect with gender. 'Hood Feminism' Is A Call For Solidarity In A Less-Than-Inclusive Movement One of the problems with the idea that 'feminism' as a term applies to everyone is that it ignores bigotry inside. The fight against racism, ableism and transmisogyny are all feminist issues. Food insecurity, the living wage and access to education are feminist issues. Published in 2020, Hood Feminism: Notes on the Women That a Movement Forgot is a nonfiction work by cultural critic and writer Mikki Kendall, whose Twitter hashtag SolidarityIsForWhiteWomen sparked an ongoing conversation about the need for an intersectional feminism. All too often the focus of mainstream feminism is not on basic survival for the many, but on increasing privilege for the few. 'My wish is that every white woman who calls herself a feminist will read this book in a state of hushed and humble respect. Her new book is called 'Hood Feminism,' and it explores how the traditional feminist movement has failed to include the struggles of black women in their fight for equality. ![]() 'It is absolutely brilliant, I think every woman should read it' PANDORA SYKES, THE HIGH LOW ![]()
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