#white the aforementioned white women consistently had extremely shallow and poorly thought but very confident feminist takes

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I don't think No True Scotsman-ing feminism is helpful but there are a lot of people (esp, in my experience, middle class cishet white women, but not exclusively) whose entire feminist education is pop feminism, & they tend to have a very shallow view of feminism & its politics while thinking they are better educated than they are. and they also have very badly made arguments that physically hurt me to hear made even if I agree with the point they are trying to make.

& tbh I think this is part of how radical feminism gets so popular especially amongst the aforementioned group. because radical feminism, for all it's flaws, DOES promise to make feminism a radically left movement again, purposefully ties itself to historical Marxist feminist theory. & if you are tired of lukewarm liberal pop feminism & want something with teeth, that's really enticing. and if you are a cis woman, especially a white one, it's very easy to let that desire for something with teeth & unexamined transphobia/cissexism guide you into Being An Asshole

#I had a class recently that was overwhelming white cis(and likely het) white women #& I am not kidding. the women of color consistently had more grounded and developed understanding of feminism #as well as fiction and class dynamics in general #white the aforementioned white women consistently had extremely shallow and poorly thought but very confident feminist takes #it was such a palpable difference when they talked #anyways I'm not saying I'm a feminist guru or anything #we all have things to learn #m.