According to the Oxford Dictionary, Feminism is the advocacy of women’s rights on the grounds of political, social, and economic equality to men. “If feminism is about equality, it means feminism needs to represent the struggles of women in all classes and careers. It means feminism needs to be about justice for women regardless of race, ethnicity, or national origin.” (everyday lifestyle)
Crenshaw, who wrote the essay “Demarginalizing the Intersection of Race and Sex: A Black Feminist Critique of Antidiscrimination Doctrine, Feminist Theory and Antiracist Politics”, argues that Black women are discriminated against in ways that often do not fit neatly within the legal categories of either “racism” or “sexism”—but as a combination of both racism and sexism. Yet the legal system has generally defined sexism as based upon an unspoken reference to the injustices confronted by all (including white) women, while defining racism to refer to those faced by all (including male) Blacks and other people of color. This framework frequently renders Black women legally “invisible” and without legal recourse.
While all women are oppressed as women, no movement can claim to speak for all women unless it speaks for women who also face the consequences of
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But don’t make it just about yourself. Say, ‘This is the reason why I think it’s important to be nominated. There [are] girls everywhere with this body type.’” Here’s where the former Hannah Montana star goes in for the kill: “What I read sounded very Nicki Minaj, which, if you know Nicki Minaj, is not too kind. It’s not very polite. I think there’s a way you speak to people with openness and love. You don’t have to start this pop-star-against-pop-star war. It became Nicki Minaj and Taylor in a fight, so now the story isn’t even on what you wanted it to be about. Now you’ve just given E! News, ‘Catfight! Taylor and Nicki Go at It.’” (Times