is well-known.
"Part of the overwhelming frustration black women felt within
the Women's Movement was at white feminists' unwillingness to admit to
their racism. This unwillingness comes from the sentiment that those
who are oppressed can not oppress others. White women, who were (and
still are) without question sexually oppressed by white men, believed
that because of this oppression they were unable to assume the
dominant role in the perpetuation of white racism; however, they have
absorbed, supported and advocated racist ideology and have acted
individually as racist oppressors. Traditionally, women's sphere of
influence has extended over the home, and it is no coincidence that in
1963, seven times as many women of color (of whom 90 percent were
black) as white women were employed as private household workers. It
has been the tendency of white feminists to see men as the "enemy,"
rather than themselves, as part of the patriarchal, racist, and
classist society in which we all live."
http://www.mit.edu/~thistle/v9/9.01/6blackf.htmlThey were the ones screaming "it's OUR turn" throughout most of 2008.
And not for lack of trying (see "hard-working, white workers" and the RFK assassination comment for proof). They may be feminists, but they still enjoy White Privilege, and will attempt to pull rank on a fellow "sister" of color in a nanosecond, while denying their racism and acting all offended about being called on their racism.
White women are the greatest beneficiaries of Affirmative Action.
There are STILL more white women in the Senate than there are blacks of either gender.
You would think they would have been the first to jump on the bandwagon of support for Michelle Obama and Sonia Sotomayor.
Nope. Sexism only means something when it's happening to white women. In some cases, they were even uglier than men in their judgments. And we can thank White Privilege for that.
And the fact that I will dare to POINT THIS OUT will earn me an accusation of being a self-hating female. :rofl: