The Erasure of Elizabeth Warren Continues

[krissey]

59. Seeing the attacks on Warren yesterday, being used as a weapon, disgusted me.

Pitting black women against white women. We have seen it thru out the history of feminism. It was a tool. At the time of NV issue coming out Warren was in a townhall once again being asked to acknowledge the difference in black woman's experience with privileged white woman's experience. I have been a participant in the conversation for two decades of my life. And gays experience differing from hetero experience. It is acknowledged. It is valid. It is growth.

Women are often for a lifetime pitted against each other. By men. They skate free. We have Sanders that has discrimination, pay inequality and harassment. We have Joe being Joe.

And Warren, the woman, dealing with the sexism/misogyny inherent in the culture is having to continually address her "own" sexism/misogyny toward women of color. As she says, she has listened, she has grown, and she continues to. Warren values the voice, it makes her better and she is up for the challenge.

Yet, this is what was used against her in Nv.

As the story broke, she put out an excellent answer to a woman asking her a question about this, again. As soon as she heard about NV she owned it. Took responsibility. Flat out. Showing her character and integrity and strength.

And still, this is being used as a weapon against her.