Why women like Patricia Arquette continue to whitewash Feminism.

[marym625]

240. OK, now that I have watched the interview

I am sorry my friend, but I disagree. I am bisexual. I have only dated women for the last decade. I have been a big participant in fighting for equal rights for the LGBT community. I was, therefore, included in her "time to fight for women" remark. And I am not the least bit offended nor do I feel excluded.

All the groups she mentioned have been exclusive, including the civil rights for black people. Including the LGBT movement. None of that is right or good.

But, if we hang on every nuance, on every interpretation of every word, if we take semantics and make it mean more than the intended message, we all lose.

She obviously could have said it better. But it shouldn't be used in such a way as to cause a rift that needn't exist. Take it as it was meant. If someone else had said that, someone Elizabeth Stanton-like, then yeah, take arms against her and I will gladly stand with you. But when someone like Arquette says it, know it's not about us vs them.

We, those of us that are disenfranchised to a greater degree than just women, need to not back away from movements because we have been unwelcome in the past. We need to push our way in and take what's ours.

I am in no way comparing being a white bisexual woman to a black woman. I can hide who I am (though I never would). But when I walk into a job interview, no one knows my sexuality and assumes I am straight. You cannot hide your blackness (nor would you want to) and you are immediately discounted by so very many assholes that hold some power. I know this.