Post #7

The works “Mapping the Margins: Intersectionality, Identity Politics, and Violence against Women of Color” by Kimberlé Crenshaw and the movie Black Feminist by Zanah Thirus are related to each other by highlighting the struggles Black woman have to endure everyday for just being themselves. Black women have to constantly have to fight racism and sexism from both outside and inside their communities. Both discuss the struggle Black women have to go through as they are labeled as “too aggressive” or “too provocative” and this stereotype is only amplified through the media and television. This creates an aggression towards Black women as this stereotype of Black women is made to make them look like they are all the same way. And this often results in acts of aggression towards Black women as they are seen as needing to be shown power and strength compared to men.The difference between Black Feminism and “mainstream” feminism is that a significant amount of feminists don’t recognize that the efforts they make towards equality is still fueling racism in a way because most of the opportunities continues to go to white women rather than all women. Some white feminists think they have to choose between racism and sexism rather than fight for equality for both, and don’t see that white women still hold a lot of white privilege. Black feminism fights to get equality for all women rather than accepting the bare minimum of one group of women, they recognize the struggles of women of color and of different classes or gender.