Oh, There is something wrong all right

[Starry Messenger]

4. Same here.

"It's much like white feminism. As a white feminist, I HAVE to acknowledge we have failed women of color. Not all of us and not all the time, but consistently and it's only fairly recently that strong voices of these women (those who are not poets and authors) are speaking out to the point they're being heard, to the point white women make the effort to cross the divide. I think it was Bravenek who said "you have to come to us, we aren't going to you" and that's how it should be given all the history that's gone before."

It was Black feminist critique of white feminism that made me realize that it is important to not replicate oppression in activist circles. You are not an ally if you get angry feelings from listening to a point of view from someone you claim to be supporting. Listen harder.