Black feminism
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- Black feminism
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- Black women often feel alienated by other forms of feminism as it is aimed at white, middle-class feminism
- Abbott et al (2005) argued previous strands of feminism have been
- ethnocentric and focus on middle-class women,
- they also portray black women as victims of racism
- They also expected black women to write about their experiences.
- Connell
- Links Black feminism and postcolonial issues
- Stresses the need to challenge the dominant type of feminism
- Overemphasises colonialism over gender inequalities
- Brewer
- Black feminism suggests how race, class and gender intersect
- Black women suffer due to being black and working class. Inequality reinforces and multiplies other inequalities
- Accused of emphasising racial inequality and not other inequalities
- The race relations act has reduced these inequalities
- Mirza
- Challenges assumptions of mainstream groups by bringing race struggles into mainstream academia
- Images in the media of black women take away from the fact many are strong and hardworking
- It is useful for challenging stereotypes but many black women still have to conform
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