What is womanism?
Womanism is a black girl's alternative to feminism. We focus on issues inside of the black community. Instead of just focusing on gender, we factor in race.
The term Womanism was coined by the lovely Alice Walker.
I personally like womanism more than feminism, because it's more relatable.
Womanism was created because Feminism was very exclusive; so instead trying to force feminists to change a mindset set in stone, black women created womanism. Femanists were actually quite racist, if you do your research.
Anyway, feminism now has been so diluted. Many feminists harp about slaying the patriarchy instead of focusing on real issues. Feminism is supposed to be about the equality of genders, but what about how black men are demonized?
What about how hispanic men are stereotyped as drug dealers and thugs? What about how black men are seen as drug dealers and thugs? What about how white women are not? But feminism is about gender, not race.... If men of color are not included in feminism, then you can't claim intersectionality.
If you want to know more about womanism and it's (non racist) roots, then do some more research.
YOU ARE READING
Power to The People
Non-FictionAmerica Was Never Great The Revolution Will Not Be Televised "You don't fight racism with racism, the best way to fight racism is with solidarity," ~Bobby Seale "We have nothing to lose except our chains," ~Assata Shakur "We don't hate nobody over t...
