I know from experience that the first few days sort of feel like a cold or the flu. We're seeing entire families be infected and or pass away, because when they went to the doctor, no one believed them - because medical racism didn't go away. So the "stay home, stay alive, stay safe" messaging really hinges on you having the money to be home, having the resources to have groceries delivered.Īnd I hear so many stories about people of color being turned away from being tested for COVID-19, because medical practitioners say they don't really have it. If there's no grocery store in your neighborhood, are you getting food? It's very difficult to stay in your house if your home is unsafe, or if you have people outside your home who you care for and there's no system to take care of them. It's very difficult to stay in your house. For the women in the world around you who have less than you - the women running the schools, working in the hospitals, cleaning - these are their concerns.Ĭode Switch Why The Coronavirus Is Hitting Black Communities Hardest
But for the women you're going to expect to come out and vote and support your candidates? They do. And sure, if you are making mid-six figures a year and you live in a very fancy suburb, you may not have to worry about groceries or medical care. If the movement is for all women, you need to be addressing the concerns of all women.
Why does including these things make sense to you? Hood Feminism is focused in part on the daily practicalities that some may not think fall under the feminist umbrella at all: safe and secure housing, decent and available food, good schools. It's a rejection of the idea that feminism is about white women's equality with white men. It's not a rejection of the idea that women should be equal. One of the problems with the idea that "feminism" as a term applies to everyone is that it ignores bigotry inside the movement. Book Reviews 'Hood Feminism' Is A Call For Solidarity In A Less-Than-Inclusive Movement
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