I would like to stress the importance of intersectionality and transnational feminism. I am a feminist and sometimes I would wish I could say this and know that everyone understands what I mean when I say it, but unfortunately, we live in a society that does not fully understand feminism at all. Because of this lack of understanding, many people around us would view feminism as a negative thing. What’s worse is that the lack of unity in understanding feminism causing divisions, making the feminist movements less strong. Without a full understanding and unity among all people, feminism cannot do its job and accomplish goals in bringing social, political, and economic equality between all genders.
Intersectional and transnational feminism will help women because the combination of these two ideas seeks to address varying levels of oppression that women face based on a number of factors, including but not limited to race, ethnicity, social class, and nationality. Both ideas remind us to take a step back and realize that there are more issues besides the “white feminism” that seeks to separate us and focus on one issue for one type of person. In other words, intersectional and transnational feminism unites all women from all over the world. This is the true goal of feminism. Here’s the thing: women will not be able to achieve equality between the sexes until we all stand together. When we divide ourselves, we become weaker. When we unite, we become stronger. Unification does not mean that we automatically should become the same, either, and intersectional and transnational feminism addresses that issue. With these two ideas of feminism, we can unite in our diversity and help each other without trying to make duplicate copies of each other.
Pseudonym: Alexis
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