THIS!!!

Once again, I am reminded that none of us are free till all of us are free!

As a passant-blanc Creole from New Orleans, I experienced Louisiana law based on the old Napoleonic codes. Women and children were (and still are) viewed as the property of the "man of the house." Growing up in the '60s, I became aware of racism early on and understood it by analogy with my experiences with sexism and ableism. I considered the idea that many Black folks feel about us white folks similar to the way I came to feel about men. It made sense, and I learned to walk gently and to speak up when I saw oppression of any kind.

This speaking up (along with my various autistic traits) led to my becoming the scapegoat of my family and my descent from middle to lower class. I've seen what you're saying, that mainstream feminism is centered on non-disabled, neurotypical middle-class white women. I feel marginalized in their company even though we share the same sex and skin color. How much worse it must be for those of other colors!

As a white-female-presenting person, I'm embarrassed by women who look like me, fail to respect other perspectives, and fail to see racism by analogy with the sexism that we all experience. So I'm very grateful to see you and Pence say this. I support equity for all women but don't identify as a feminist because that brand is toxic.

Thanks again for writing this article. Clapped and shared.