feminist

• Abott et al - previous strands of feminism have:

  • been ethnocentric, claiming to address issues concerning women in general but actually concentrating on women’s experience derived from white middle-class perspectives.
  • perpetuated a ‘victim ideology’, i.e. viewed black women as the helpless victims of racism and sexism and ignored the extent to which black women have resisted oppression and actively shaped their own lives
  • practised theoretical racism, i.e. expected black women to write about their own experiences rather than contribute to the development of feminist theory as a whole.
• Brewer


  Black feminist theory emphasises the interconnectedness of race, class, and gender as simultaneous forces shaping the lives of Black women. 

  These women face disadvantages due to their race, gender, and class, but the impact is more complex, as each form of inequality amplifies the others.
• Mirza


  • there is a need for black feminism
  • black feminists challenge dominant assumptions by drawing on their own experiences.
  • Black feminists have challenged stereotypes of black women as victims of racism and patriarchy. They reject images of black women as sexual objects and dutiful wives. They highlight that black women are instead brave, proud and strong
  • black feminists have struggled in the fight against domestic violence, tried to overcome sexism and racism in schools, and challenged the activities of the police and immigration authorites
• Connell 


  feminist theories should not be based on the experiences of a minority of women in the west, emphasising the importance of developing feminist theories that challenge the dominance of westerm feminism

  Most women live in the "majority world" of southern continents, and their experiences should be central to feminist theory