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Pink Pussy Hats, Pantsuits, and Beyond: The Symbols of White Feminism

Among the different symbols of white feminism, we see common themes of selfishness, co-option, and faux allyship emerge. CW: Sexual Assault By Gloria Oladipo Throughout history, white women have used a variety of symbols to define their “feminism” and commitment to dismantling the

Feb 27, 2020

100 Years Of White Feminism

The 19th Amendment Did Not Give All Women The Right To Vote

In an effort to correct the narrative that the 19th Amendment gave all women the right to vote, here’s a glimpse into when the (written) law actually allowed other women to vote. By Vanessa Taylor Often hailed as giving American women the

Jan 28, 2020

100 Years Of White Feminism

White Suffragettes Chose White Supremacy Over Collective Liberation

White Suffragettes were ready and willing—as their successors are—to abandon BIPOC to advance their own interests. White women love saying some variation of, "We are the granddaughters of the witches you could not burn"—even though no "witches" were actually burned at

Jan 23, 2020

News & Politics

White Women Have Always Voted In Their Self-Interests

Williams is free to tell every white woman to vote in her “self-interest”, but white women's self-interest will always spell disaster for the rest of us. Having white faves is a dangerous fucking game. And something about having that orange

Jan 7, 2020

Feminism

Race

Working with White Women is the Bane of My Existence

White women's racism will cut you in the dark and then ask you why you’re bleeding.

By Rachael Edwards

It was the thick of Black History Month and I worked as an art administrator for a program in Baltimore City. The site I was assigned to was managed by a white woman who cloaked her racism with a bright smile and photos on Facebook with Black students that garnered “ooo’s” and “ahh’s” from the white liberal peanut gallery in the comment section. I once told her that since we celebrated Latinx Heritage Month, that we should celebrate Black History Month with our students. Her response, dripping with anti-Blackness, was that celebrating Black History Month would be “too overwhelming”. I was stunned and felt my stomach knot up in the most horrific way. At most of our team meetings, I was the only woman of color. Since the students we were working with were minorities, one would think that I would be the voice they tune into the most. My ideas and suggestions were often met with a, “Yes, Rachael we hear you, but that is not quite what we are looking for.” I later found out that the white woman running these meetings told another white woman colleague that “the stereotype about Black woman was true”, and she topped off her racist statement by saying Black women are “difficult to work with”.