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ismnotwasm

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11. That is my experience as well
Thu May 24, 2012, 12:40 PM
May 2012

Reams of articles have been written on standpoint theory, the failed idea that all women share alike experiences by virtue of being female. The proponents of this idea were white, educated middle class women who mistakenly thought theirs was the same experience, say,of a Latina lesbian from the poorest quarters of Mexico city.

One of the greatest mistakes of feminism.

To me, feminism is a anti-racist, pro human rights movement that rests on the (simplified)concept that women won't be free until all women are free.
Hand in hand with this idea is the rejection of heterosexism and support of the human rights of Gays and any marginalized, objectified or oppressed people. We may not have the same experiences, educated middleclass white women cannot speak for everyone, but we can find a wealth of commonality of purpose. And we are. Woman not only don't get enough credit for their activism, but we didn't give ourselves enough credit.


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