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In reply to the discussion: Did Patricia Arquette go off the rails? [View all]Liberal_Stalwart71
(20,450 posts)of us women of color are trying to make is that we are often left out of these discussions.
Don't believe me? Look at our wage gap, if you truly care?
Instead of attacking my words, LISTEN to them!
Ms. Arquette did not say ALL women. She did not imply ALL women.
She explicitly demanded that blacks (as a black person I'm assuming she meant me and other black people) and LGBT (I'm assuming this includes lesbians and transgendered women of color).
The problem is that "women" cannot and should not be lumped in together because we do not all share the exact same experiences. Some of us are victims of BOTH race and gender discrimination. Some are discriminated 3-times over if they are black woman/Latina and lesbian. Even more if they are economically disadvantaged.
The fact that people in this thread are not willing to understand why others are upset means that they don't really care about the plight of those people. Again, don't attack my words. Have more insight and nuance and understand why people are upset. And they should be!