“Sex workers and their allies are dismissed as the ‘pimp lobby’. Trans people and their allies become the ‘trans cabal’, or in an incredibly offensive formulation, the ‘trans Taliban’…. And any challenge to reactionary feminist views is repackaged, via these conspiracy theories, as evidence that they…”— Alison Phipps, amazon.com
“While Swift shouldn’t feel as if she can’t speak out against perceived injustices, consistently failing to speak out against Swifties who are hellbent on making other people’s lives miserable seems like a massive misstep at best and a calculated tactic at worst.”— Abeni Tinubu, cheatsheet.com
“Behind the facade of millennial pink and Rosie the Riveter posters, mainstream feminism has largely ignored an entire population: marginalized women.”— Megan DiTrolio, marieclaire.com
“White people are allergic to apologizing. Period. They hate doing it, they can’t stand it, and if they have to do it, then it’s going to result in some weird non-apology where they basically deny all wrongdoing and claim that you are the aggressive party for even being offended to begin with.”— Clarkisha Kent, intomore.com
“When I heard myself being called a “white feminist” I didn’t understand (I suppose I proved their case in point). What was the need to define me — or anyone else for that matter — as a feminist by race? What did this mean? Was I being called racist? Was the feminist movement more fractured than I ha…”— Emma Watson, goodreads.com
“Intersectionality is often difficult work. Accurately reflecting the concerns and struggles of all women in protests and speeches means taking the time to listen to the voices of marginalized people. It is much easier and much more comfortable to ignore it altogether,”— Ayana Lage, bustle.com
“Let’s be real, while J.K. Rowling may be great and comfy with a Black Hermione now, but she didn’t specifically write that into the novels. In our current climate, she can back her way into the diversity hire. I’m glad she did it, but don’t be fooled: Rowling wouldn’t have if there weren’t plenty of…”— Leslie H. Light, blacknerdproblems.com
“Damon is a liberal bro who stubbornly refuses to listen to criticism by women and people of color have about his friends or his work. He doesn’t want to learn because thinks he already knows everything. His peers are trying to teach him something about sexual harassment and diversity, but Damon inst…”— Rachel Hatzipanagos, thelily.com
“Lena Dunham may be the first person to fabricate details of her alleged rape, then proclaim all women’s claims need to be believed, and then publicly accuse a young woman of lying about having been raped. Finally, the star and creator of “Girls” has been exposed as the empty vessel she is.”— Maureen Callahan, nypost.com
“I am not questioning the validity of Taylor’s experience or her story. What I have a problem with is what Taylor is being positioned as the face of a movement by being placed on this cover, because she won a lawsuit. She lost nothing when others have lost everything when they break silence, but don’…”— Luvvie Ajayi, awesomelyluvvie.com
“Lena has been schooled SO many times -especially on what it means to stand with black women. And time and time again, she chooses not to.”— Brittany Packnett, twitter.com
“Lena Dunham is pretty much the quintessential “Marketplace Feminist,” with her lifestyle-marketing “Lenny Letter” which, in July, “talked about the importance of women in science — thanks to a check from General Electric” in a week-long brand placement deal.”— Peter Coffin, medium.com
“White women, do better. Extend the same courtesy and care to women who do not have the same access and reach as you. Think beyond your own desires and be honest about the function of your feminism; who does it serve? All women, or only those who look like you?”— Danielle Dash, danielledash.com
“The truth is Lena Dunham’s feminism is exclusively for white women and white men. When she tweeted back in August “things women don’t lie about: rape.” she meant white women don’t lie about rape and furthermore white men don’t lie about not raping women of colour. Why else would she tweet so thought…”— Danielle Dash, danielledash.com
“The thing about white feminism is this: by focusing only on the “average” of the female experience, entire lives, entire existences are cast out of the mix. It’s why we are told “women” are paid 80 cents for every male-earned dollar, when that’s actually on a curve anchored by able-bodied cisgender…”— Courtney Enlow , pajiba.com
“Her feminism is less a philosophy to which she is committed than a brand from which she is willing to profit when it is convenient to her and abandon when it is not. o one’s feminism is ever going to be completely pure — but Dunham’s keeps revealing more and more flaws... A consequence of a more dee…”— Constance Grady, vox.com
“Mainstream feminism is riddled with classism, racism, and sexual orientation discrimination... Feminists in positions of power in ‘the movement’ aren’t ready to confront their own racism and white privilege, so it’s uncomfortable for them to discuss Dunham’s.””— Deva Cats Baril, thedailybeast.com
“She appeared to be congratulating herself on being progressive enough to critique millennial racism, while simultaneously refusing to do the work necessary to incorporate people of color into her fictional world.”— Constance Grady, vox.com