- The struggle not to be property was uniquely African American. Remember, white women couldn't vote, but they could own other people. That created such long-standing impact from a social and psychological perspective that it remains alive and well today.
- There is a tendency for people to personalize the struggles of others with no connection whatsoever to their respective plights. I don't feel bad for white women who say "woe is me, black women don't think I can relate to them, but I totes can!"
- This is a funky way of weaseling around the numerous campaigners, white women, who were not fighting for the rights of non-white people, and non-white women.
1. Being looked at as property is being looked at as property regardless of the degree or the skin color. You're just like so many people I see posting on the net looking for that perfect victim one-upsmanship. No one can apparently suffer as much or more than African American's have suffered. No one can understand oppression like African Americans understand it. No one has "real cred" in the fight for rights unless their African American. The fact is, African American's didn't earn their freedoms alone. They didn't march alone. They didn't lobby government alone. There were plenty of white faces working in the halls of power, academia and the trenches to help establish the foundations of thought and "moral righteousness" that helped African Americans to claim the dignity that is their right.
2. Once again, "nobody knows the trouble I have seen...." I believe there are plenty of "poor dumb white trash" that could probably explain to you a thing or two about struggles. Some immigrants could likely do the same thing. Or hell, why not just ask Native American's about their struggles before you try throwing down some privilege cards.
3. Oh, so ALL non-African American women would have had to walk the line for any of them to get some cred huh? I'm sure every African American in this country was out on the picket lines fighting the good fight huh? All by their lonesome you say?
4. Hell, maybe you should just tell'em all to just stay home. You can handle this without them. No need for solidarity. It's not a woman thang, it's a black thing. Always has been and always will be, whites need not apply. If it's not BLM it has no moral authority huh?
Co-opt every struggle you can. The more the merrier I say. When you've marginalized the efforts and concerns of ever other racial, social and sexual group you can have the whole spotlight to yourself. Just don't start whining when they stop paying attention to you.
Congratulations, I guess I've just been officially triggered.
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