Can My Eyes Roll Any Harder

…if feminism is a social-justice-for-everyone (with the possible exception of middle-class white women) movement, then gender is just one commitment among many.

Give me a fucking break.

As Jill says,

And it seems to me that white middle-class feminists shouldn’t be doing the same thing that the white guys have always done: We should not be telling other women to forgo their issues for the ones we deem important. We should not be telling other women to wait their turn.

If feminism is losing its focus, it is not because it pays heed to the needs of all women. More likely, it comes down to this:

This is not a movement.I repeat, this is not a movement.

It’s an exclusive networking club.

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