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In reply to the discussion: Did Patricia Arquette go off the rails? [View all]whathehell
(29,065 posts)and my take is this:
I very much LIKED Arquette's comments, but her back stage comments were maybe a little "off" -- As someone said she was probably a bit tipsy, and I think the Twitter maybe be over-reacting...As someone down thread said, one of her sisters
is transgender.
The truth is, feminists, yes white feminists as WELL as feminists of color,
have ALWAYS been inclusive. Take the briefest glance at Ms. Magazine, and you'll
see that they are ALL about diversity, and have been for as long as I can
recall, and that's since it's inception in the early '70s.
National Organization for Women is SO inclusive of every progressive movement
imaginable, some think they've lost their focus.
The rap against "white feminists" is unfair, and, stems, I'd guess, largely from
lack of awareness and/or information.
P.S. I'm sorry if I was unfair to you...Some people I respect here seem
to be suspicious of your OP simply because, as one said, you've never posted on
women's issues before, or at least not positively.