Status Updates From Women of Color and Feminism...

Been reading a little bit here and there everyday on my lunch , hard to put down!

"My mood began to change when the class discussions made me realize that these ideas were so new and foreign to the majority of my peers that most of our time was spent explaining terms, histories, and misconceptions. Their monopoly of the class time and professor thwarted most in-depth discussions of the course materials."

"At the same time, within a capitalist economy, artists of color face the pragmatic realization that social relevancy and financial profit sometimes go hand and hand."

"Trusting a male partner who is not monogamous is a serious risk factor for any woman." This book is only 9 years old and already feels outdated.

Damn. Sexism is rooted in heterosexism that sometimes it feels as though I am literally sleeping with the enemy. That, along with respectability politics, continues to police sexuality and female bodies within the Black community. Ain't that a bitch?