Kimberle Williams Crenshaw Quotes

When feminism does not explicitly oppose racism, and when antiracism does not incorporate opposition to patriarchy, race and gender politics often end up being antagonistic to each other and both interests lose.

Kimberle Williams Crenshaw

• Racism
• Gender
• Feminism
• Sexism
• Patriarchy

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  Kimberle Williams Crenshaw
  • Racism
  • Gender
  • Feminism