I never used the word feminist on this forum to talk about myself but thanks for putting words in my mouth.
I don't identify with feminism because it only serves the interests of white women.
White women may be oppressed, but they also benefit from the system from being white. So they're not inerested in challenging systems of power. In fact they reproduce the very same power dynamics inside the movement. Yall are litteraly parroting men and their respectability politics. "Men can't tell you what to do, that's MY job" - white feminists, so yall don't need me to give you a bad name.
And even if I did call myself a feminist, it would not mean every thing I post on here is a feminist statement.
Hey Morita, I am curious why you think feminism "only serves the interests of white women"? I don't consider myself a "feminist" in the sense of being an activist, but I certainly am interested in the empowerment of all women and girls, of all races/ethnicities/nationalities to live in this world without fear, have the freedom to set goals for themselves and achieve success. If you were to ask any woman anywhere who was interested in seeing those ideas grow into reality, she would never say "Except for black chicks." or "Except for brown chicks."
What is it about the movement that has you feeling disenfranchised? Is it the airtime? I know that, historically speaking, the dinguses who program what we see on tv have given the issue, its leaders and its adherents, the least amount of airtime that they could get away with. The ladies who have been shown to us, like Gloria Steinem, Betty Freidan and today's modern Hollywierd actresses, for sure they are higher up in the socio-economic ladder. But, from a practical standpoint, that's what gives them the opportunity to speak out in the first place. Their economic self-suffiency, even freedom to invest the time and their energy in project after project, while the rest of us out here paying our bills. Just because you don't see them in that limited coverage, doesn't mean that black and brown women aren't invited, included, involved, indispensible.
This struggle has been going on, at least officially, since the Suffragette movement in the 1840's. That battle wasn't won until 1920--almost 80 years later! If you do some research, you'll see that there is a huge overlap in the activities of the Women's Rights and Civil Rights movements. They go hand in hand. And neither movement looks to be running out of reasons to exist any time soon.
www.nps.gov
If you feel like you have to decide between fighting for more respect because of your skin color, or fighting for more respect as a woman, I say, eff that. You don't have to choose. We are all fighting for you to be respected, as a human being.