Feminism in the mainstream has become a whitewashed movement that casts women of color and Black women aside, disregarding intersectionality.
Women
Because we live in a patriarchy, men are capable of oppressing women.
it's equal enough!
Men
This isn't equal either!
Black
But our society is also rooted in white supremacy, so white women still hold privilege.
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White
The popular definition of feminism seems to disregard the experience of marginalized women.
Well we face oppression too...
Womanist is to Feminist as Purple is to Lavender.
In 1982, Alice Walker coined the term womanist in support of Black women and their femininity.
Morrison-Davis Theater
Womanism is an ideology that uplifts and supports Black women while also seeking liberation, which makes it a loving alternative to what the feminism movement is in the mainstream.