Multi_Cultural_Feminist_Theory

Multi Cultural Feminist Theory Reading the critiques of feminism from African-American women’s views added made me think about feminism and race in a different way. I had read some of bell hooks before and other articles regarding women and race, but in this unit I particularly enjoyed reading the selection from the Combahee River Collective, and Aida Hurtado. The Combahee River Collective blame the American political system, which is based on white males, as the root of their oppression racially and sexually. I like the statement made under “ What We Believe” where the women state, “ We realize the only people who care enough about us to work consistently for our liberation is us.” I think that unlike white women who are so divided by class, African- American women can come together regardless of economic status because they have all had the similar struggles of race and gender no matter what amount they make. An interesting view brought up in both Hurtado and the Combahee River Collective writing is that of the relationship differences between white and black feminists. Hurtado makes a strong emphasis of this relationship, “White women’s relationship to white men as daughters, wives, or sisters gives women, white, race, think, because, about, river, feminism, combahee, color, collective, together, relationship, oppression, movement, men, hurtado, feminist, #8220, view, talk, struggles, statement, regarding, reading, privilege, one, made, levels, interesting, hooks, gender, gaining, gained