The feminist movement is flawed and has routinely excluded the experiences of the most marginalized. The womanist movement doesn’t force black women to decide to be black or woman first, nor erases them from parts of history. This movement is not anti-feminist nor anti-men, it is pro-women, pro-black women, pro brown women, pro-queer women, pro-trans people. Thus, why it is a movement I can get behind.
Read MoreBut feminism, just like any other social movement, is not supposed to be fun. It’s not the theme of a gala or part of a quirky one-liner in a film. Social movements are about life or death for many people, and to dilute the word, and with that, the movement is extremely harmful.
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