The force that caused this problem is oppression and white privilege. Women of color have always fought for equal rights. African American feminists already have two strikes against them. One reason is because they are the minority and the second reason is because they are women. White feminists have to fight because they are women, but they still have white privilege and that puts them at an advantage. So women of color are not heard too often, this is why they wanted to create another name for themselves, they wanted to stand out and be different. Is this problem specific to the U.S. or does it have global dimensions, as well?
The group of feminist that typically discriminate toward feminist of a minority are upper middle class white women who see all others as being inferior to them. This problem has the main affect on the lower social classes. This is because feminist that are considered to be lower class do not have as many resources as someone from a higher class would have. They are also looked down upon as opposed to feminists that are upper class.
An organized effort that has been executed to stop this problem was the Black Feminist Movement. This movement was formed as an attempt to meet the needs of black feminist that were being racially and sexually oppressed during the Liberation Movement and the Women's Movement. "The purpose of the movement was to develop theory that could adequately address the way race, gender, and class were interconnected in their lives and to take action to stop racist, sexist, and class discrimination."(Vol 9.1)
This problem is specific problem in the United States because I believe women of color are considered to have low standard or they do not have the right to speak up themselves. However, some women of color identify as women that are not in the middle class of white women. Many people see women of color who as poor, not educated enough, or even less independent. Asian, Latino, and African American women are the topic of this discussion because they are considered the minority. Women should not be labeled
as a target of low standards.
The group of feminist that typically discriminate toward feminist of a minority are upper middle class white women who see all others as being inferior to them. This problem has the main affect on the lower social classes. This is because feminist that are considered to be lower class do not have as many resources as someone from a higher class would have. They are also looked down upon as opposed to feminists that are upper class.
An organized effort that has been executed to stop this problem was the Black Feminist Movement. This movement was formed as an attempt to meet the needs of black feminist that were being racially and sexually oppressed during the Liberation Movement and the Women's Movement. "The purpose of the movement was to develop theory that could adequately address the way race, gender, and class were interconnected in their lives and to take action to stop racist, sexist, and class discrimination."(Vol 9.1)
This problem is specific problem in the United States because I believe women of color are considered to have low standard or they do not have the right to speak up themselves. However, some women of color identify as women that are not in the middle class of white women. Many people see women of color who as poor, not educated enough, or even less independent. Asian, Latino, and African American women are the topic of this discussion because they are considered the minority. Women should not be labeled
as a target of low standards.