Q:how do you feel about mehreenkasana saying that it's ok for white women to identify as womanists?

Anonymous

No. No.

White women have their movement. They have mainstream feminism and arguably radical feminism too. If they want to work to make those spaces more inclusive, they are more than welcome to do that.

Womanism was created for WoC by WoC. It is meant to give voice to the issues that affect us and our lives. A white woman identifying as a womanist reeks of “I’m one of the good ones” cookie seeking behavior. There’s also the fact that whenever white people come into WoC/PoC spaces they always fuck it up.

Mehreenkasana is entitled to their opinion on the issue, but I respectfully disagree.

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  1. kinkyturtle said: Rebloggable please?
  2. jillyyfish said: Thanks for this. it’s something i’ve wondered about.
  3. alostbird said: To be honest Mehreenkasan shouldn’t have an opinion on womanism since it was created by Black American women. Not to mention she is also anti-Black.
  4. thesaratea said: wow. i like the idea of intersectionality really making it and getting into feminism. thank you for telling me about womanism.
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