Angela Davis Criticizes 'Mainstream Feminism' / Bourgeois Feminism

[alexturlais]

EXACTLY. We shouldnt be trying to elevate women to the top of hierarchies, we should be abolishing those hierarchies. A woman CEO doesn't cancel out the oppression or the issues faced by women at the bottom of the ladder. Its just capitalism masking itself as progressive.

[starsandstripes]

I’ve hugged this woman after a speaking event. One of the greatest moments of my life.

[bebop]

"diversity is not enough. inclusion is not enough. in fact, we do not want to be included in a racist society"
i- wow.

[richardsheffield]

You must read "Woman, Race and Class"

[fran-kpin]

I adore when she says "we don't want inclusion, inclusion in a racist society where profit counts much more than human beings" ✊🏿❤️

[Nepthu]

"Feminism is grounded in hierarchies. It privileges those who already have privilege." Wow, mind blown.

[faithinverity]

Fifty years later and Miss Davis is making more sense than ever.

[daijav]

She has a point. As a black woman, I’ve never felt that I fit into the mold of what is the feminist movement in America.

[baki]

If the goal is to get rid of hierarchies, why are we legitimizing them by trying to put privileged white women into more privileged positions? Shouldn't we be getting rid of those positions

[emilyclarke]

Someone send this to Emma Watson as much as I love Emma she needs to learn more

[bobbybrown]

A true understanding of what's really going on within the movement

[myrtoula]

I think I'm guilty of this bourgeois feminism she is talking about in my late teens, I didn't reach clarity about feminism and definitely about race and intersectionality until my mid-twenties when I moved countries to go to college (I'm Mediterrenean, small island). I'm commenting to help with the algorithm

[whatthehellisgoingon]

God I love Angela Davis. She’s the voice we need to be listening to right now

[cybergrail]

Angela Davis is so smart and so caring for those most oppressed in our society. Only a person interested in the continued exploitation of others would oppose her.

[fellowcitizen]

She's brilliant, though I'm unconvinced that the audience understand her clarity... still, I'm glad that her liberty can travel into their thoughts.
"...we must be prepared to continually challenge that which appears to us to be most normal..."
"I'm not a feminist; I'm a Black-Revolutionary...!"

[jajabanks]

this is the black panther these black ppl need to be excited about

[youngwze]

There was an episode of "a Different World" that aired in the late 80s/early 90s where they addressed this issue....They stated that "feminism" and "the women's movement" were two different things....and they went on to mention that black women already had to work outside the home so the "feminist" movement did little more than paying lip service to the black woman....deep....

[emilyharris]

She is absolutely the best. Honored to be alive at the same time as her.

[rickyslost]

I am so glad to hear her speak. Angela Davis is a brilliant woman and it is a damn shame that I am only now learning about her. Her teachings should be in every school “diversity is not enough, we do not wish to be included in a racist society” gave me chills

[Kabeyavictoria]

Feminism has always been about bourgeoise women Angela. Feminism exluded Black people from the beginning.