5/30/2023 0 Comments Koa beck white feminism reviewWhy did you choose to structure the book around white feminism specifically?īeck: What I found when I was researching this book is that the thread that runs through what we might call lifestyle feminism, empowerment feminism or corporate feminism - some of my friends say “feminism lite” - is a white success model or an aspiration to whiteness. There are a few different terms for this brand of feminism: "lean in" feminism, corporate feminism, etc. And that’s why white feminism overlaps with white supremacy and classism and transphobia, because there’s no analysis of that power and it’s very singular in its execution and goals. I define white feminism as an ideology and a very specific approach and strategy toward achieving gender equality that focuses more on individual accumulation, capital and individuality - accruing power without any redistribution or reconsideration of it. One of my goals in structuring the book was to draw very clear parameters around this ideology and how it functions - to basically set in motion a good working definition for people. Koa Beck: I find the word gets thrown around a lot in an unhelpful way. Can you talk a bit about how people use it colloquially, and how you define it? NBCBLK: Let’s start with the term “white feminism.” It has become a bit of a buzzword.
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