If this is what feminism is, I want no part of it
Apr 26th, 2008 by Rebecca
We have now lost two of the most brilliant fucking voices of women of colour in the blogosphere in the space of two weeks. First, it was Brownfemipower. Now, it’s Blackamazon.
I can’t say I blame her. She’s had to put up with far more shit than anyone should have to for getting up and expressing one’s opinions; from white feminists scapegoating her every time one of them fucks up and gets called on it, to being stared at like an object and literally run away from at the WAM conference a few weeks ago. She also happens to be one of the most brilliant bloggers I’ve ever read, someone I’ve been hugely influenced by and someone who I greatly admire.
So, to Amanda Marcotte, to Seal Press, to Hugo Schwyzer, and to every fucking ignorant white feminist who had their back, had so much empathy for them as they continually and unapologetically screwed up, but couldn’t see either BA or BFP as, y’know, humans who might warrant empathy too, are you fucking proud of yourselves?
I’m angry and upset beyond words. I want no part of this fucking movement if this is the direction that we’re headed in.
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No, I’m not. And though I don’t expect you to buy this,not until you see some changes, I am convicted of my own complicity today.
wonderful. now–
oh fuck it not even worth it.
please just STOP. please just -stop-.
Hugo: No, you’re right, I don’t. You’ve been saying the same thing for over a year now, and that doesn’t stop you plowing in each and every time as the big rational white guy there to save the white wimmins from the scary women of colour. Considering that you’re to blame more than anyone else than Amanda herself for this conflagration; for gods sake, BA specifically alluded to you in her departure post, you’ve got a bloody hide showing up on this blog or any other asking for forgiveness yet again.
If you actually want to be a decent human being for a change, then how about walking the walk, actually shutting up, learning to actually listen and never pulling this racist crap again? Time will tell, but I’m not in the least bit holding my breath. Hell, it hasn’t even been two weeks sinceyou were practically trying to play the “angry black” card against this particular pissed off white girl because of the assumptions you made about the colour of my skin. Perhaps it might do to start to actually do something about your own racism before you have the hide to even post on anything remotely to do with race again.