As white persons born and raised in a Western European country, we are very privileged—more than most people in the world. But, at the same time, we are women and we are lesbians. We are from non-academic working/middle class blended families. We are not skinny.
Still, we count ourselves lucky. We know that so many people struggle. Struggle with discrimination in so many ways, on so many levels. And we believe that society/societies should acknowledge these struggles. All of them are valid. Some struggle more, others less. Maybe, some people don't struggle at all. But we never know how severe a struggle is felt that we would disregard.
We believe that it is important to share experiences of discrimination, that it is important to make these visible. Perpetrators should not be protected. Perpetrators should be called out. It should be normal to call them out.
Both of us have experienced discrimination as a woman, as a lesbian, as a child from a non-academic working/middle class blended family, as a curvy person. As a couple, we are often sexualized and objectified. But still, we count ourselves lucky. Even though we are not sure if we should.
Thank you, Kimberlé Crenshaw, for bringing intersectionality to the forefront of critical feminist thought.
We believe that it is important to share experiences of discrimination, that it is important to make these visible. Perpetrators should not be protected. Perpetrators should be called out. It should be normal to call them out.
Both of us have experienced discrimination as a woman, as a lesbian, as a child from a non-academic working/middle class blended family, as a curvy person. As a couple, we are often sexualized and objectified. But still, we count ourselves lucky. Even though we are not sure if we should.
Thank you, Kimberlé Crenshaw, for bringing intersectionality to the forefront of critical feminist thought.
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