![]() In her searing collection of essays, Mikki Kendall takes aim at the legitimacy of the modern feminist movement, arguing that it has chronically failed to address the needs of all but a few women. How can we stand in solidarity as a movement, Kendall asks, when there is the distinct likelihood that some women are oppressing others? Moreover, prominent white feminists broadly suffer from their own myopia with regard to how things like race, class, sexual orientation, and ability intersect with gender. That feminists refuse to prioritize these issues has only exacerbated the age-old problem of both internecine discord and women who rebuff at carrying the title. All too often, however, the focus is not on basic survival for the many, but on increasing privilege for the few. ![]() Mainstream feminists rarely talk about meeting basic needs as a feminist issue, argues Mikki Kendall, but food insecurity, access to quality education, safe neighborhoods, a living wage, and medical care are all feminist issues. I’ve believed that feminism was part of a dichotomy where society is made up of two groups: women and men. ![]() Today’s feminist movement has a glaring blind spot, and paradoxically, it is women. Book Review: Hood Feminism by Mikki Kendall Rebekah Kohlhepp For years, I’ve considered myself a feminist. “My wish is that every white woman who calls herself a feminist (as I do) will read this book in a state of hushed and humble respect.”-Elizabeth Gilbert ![]() A Washington Post Notable Nonfiction Book of 2020Ī potent and electrifying critique of today’s feminist movement announcing a fresh new voice in black feminism ![]()
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