“Lena Dunham doesn't believe her white male friend raped her black female costar? Color me shocked. Almost like white feminism is really only about uplifting and supporting white women as they pursue their ultimate capitalistic goals of sharing the role with men as oppressors.”— Kat Blaque, twitter.com
“Lena Dunham be like: women coming forward about sexual assault are so important but only if the assaulter is not someone i know personally.”— Luisa Haynes, twitter.com
“Dunham’s discrediting of Perrineau is an example of how women of color who have made accusations of sexual assault are often contradicted and never believed (Lupita Nyong’o for example, was the only one of 79 actress that Harvey Weinstein contradicted when she came forward with her story of sexual m…”— Paula Rogo, essence.com
“I'm always glad when the industry expands beyond only straight white men in power positions, but so much "diversity" in Hollywood amounts to a room full of white women and white gay men.”— Ira Madison III, twitter.com
“Women of color are expected to support the mistreatment of famous, wealthy and white women, but the same levels of support aren't reciprocated.”— Eugene Scot, washingtonpost.com
“Are we made uncomfortable by loud or angry women/trans/GNC people of color? Do we understand why people don’t report to the police? Do we get why policing should not exist? Do women of color make as much money as white women do in your anti-violence org? Does your anti-violence panel/workshop/confer…”— Mahroh Jahangiri, feministing.com
“To compare the female experience of oppression to the black experience of oppression is to ignore that there is still a population of people who experience both simultaneously.”— Maryline Dossou, wearyourvoicemag.com
“Whedon’s feminism is now out of date and one-note, often focusing on thin white women who are physically strong but emotionally weak.”— Sima Shakeri, huffingtonpost.ca
“white women get so hurt when non white women talk about european standards of beauty and realize that white women aren’t the epitome of beauty and then they go ‘wow so much for women supporting women’ like why should i support standards that made me feel ugly for the majority of my life? why should…”— medusabraids, medusabraids.tumblr.com
“Mainstream feminism only seems to make noise when certain women are impacted. Where were all these women when we lost Sandra Bland?... I want a multicultural feminist movement... There have been calls to "Resist" since Nov 8th. A lot of us have been resisting since we were little girls. We literally…”— Christiana A Mbakwe, twitter.com
“Mainstream feminism, how (unnecesarily) grand its gestures tend to be and its hollow solidarity.”— Christiana A Mbakwe, twitter.com
“There'll be no cohesive women's movement until divisions are acknowledged and those who have perpetuated it take responsibility... when I speak about women of color and marginalized groups being sidelined and erased, I'm referring to a historical pattern. The very foundations of the mainstream weste…”— Christiana A Mbakwe, twitter.com
“I was moved by the Women's Marches around the country (and world). And I was glad to hear that they were all "peaceful" and there were no arrests. You know why there were no arrests? Because PR-wise, it was a march that would be attended by mostly white women. And in a world that doesn't protect wom…”— Luvvie Ajayi, facebook.com
“Sisterhood doesn't mean yelling "RAH RAH RAH GO YOU" at everything the women and girls we know do. Sisterhood is being able to cheer you on when you've done well, challenge you when you can do better, and admonish you when you drop the ball. White women, you wanna talk about sisterhood. Welcome. Get…”— Luvvie Ajayi, facebook.com
“I can’t imagine a passionate affair with a native man... Yellowish Fever: I know I said I could never imagine a Japanese affair, but I’ve changed my mind. Kazu, the art handler hanging my mom’s show, is gorgeous like the strong, sexy, dreadlocked Mongol in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.”— Lena Dunham, thisrecording.com
“Misogynoir is at work when white women are praised for wearing styles created by Black women, who get called ‘ghetto’ or ‘ratchet’ for wearing the same fashions... learning about misogynoir helped me understand why society praises the Kardashians for their brazen sexuality but disparages Amber Rose…”— Melissa Brown, resistmedia.org
“Laws meant to protect all women are most often created with white women in mind.”— Melissa Brown, resistmedia.org
“Because when you look beyond the millions of dollars, fans and followers, Minaj is simply another black woman being accused of divisiveness by a white feminist for pointing out racial inequality.”— Yomi Adegoke, independent.co.uk
“By centering Minaj’s observation around herself, and thus shifting the narrative into a Nicki vs. Taylor story, she silenced Minaj, dismissed her experiences, and derailed an important conversation about race and gender. Swift tried to deflect Minaj’s criticisms of the music industry (again, not abo…”— Zeba Blay, huffingtonpost.com