To the Anon “You have to be black to be a womanist”:

Actually, no. You don’t have to be black to be a womanist. It has historic ties to black women and the term was coined by Alice Walker, who is a black woman, but it has been extended to encompass women of color in general, in the face of mainstream white feminism that would often forget about them/us. And I quote - “A black feminist or feminist of color.” (from Alice Walker’s own definition here)

(I submitted it because, y'know, links. Hope this is helpful in some way!)

Mon, Aug 5th 2013 at 14 PM