Intergenerational Communication
by Louise Livesey // 28 August 2008, 14:26
LaToya over at Feministe has written an amazing piece about Alida Brill and stories from the feminist world. She starts with a great and timely reminder...
Every now and again, I’ll hear someone make a remark that goes something like this: “Racism in the movement is just hold over bitterness from the second wave. We third wavers know better than that.”
Upon hearing/reading this statement, I find myself clutching my stomach from laughing so hard.
Now second wave feminists (and the movement they lead) had their share of problems, no doubt. But some of the things I hear coming out of the third wave aren’t much better. (Hint: Writing about an issue that impacts women of color once every six months does *not* make you immune from spouting racist or xenophobic bullshit the rest of the time. Just a statement for the record.)
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Mystery Dyke Squadron (Bombing Division) // Posted 30 August 2008 at 16:32
Feminism was never going to offer a broad enough focus to cover this stuff properly. Its one of the many reasons its abandonment will be the initiation of true progress.
You don't keep holed up in a bulldozer's pit once you've already demolished the wall...