to women. Women were seen as the subordinate partner in a patriarchal.
institution. Oppression and subordination to men was guiding their resistant.
force. "Historically, African-American people believed that the construction.
of a homeplace, however fragile and tenuous (the slave hut, the wooden shack),.
had a radical political dimension. Despite the brutal reality of racial.
apartheid, of domination, one's homeplace was the site where one could freely.
confront the issue of humanization, where one could resist." (Hooks, pg. 42).
Angela Davis also reiterates this argument by saying that black women have a.
history of working alongside the men, on an equal status, during the years of.
slavery so that,.
"Unlike their white counterparts, they could never be treated as mere.
"housewives."" Women who are non-white and from a lower class would not have.
defined the feminist need like early feminist because they know that even the.
males in their society aren't equal to white men. Minorities' thoughts were.
not heard because they weren't in a social position that would enable it. Gays.
and Lesbians were also not being fully supported. Feminist discourse was not.
even giving fair consideration to all individuals. White women dominated.
feminist discourse at this time. At the same time they were receiving equality.
with white men they were perpetuating their dominance on people that were.
considered socially less than them. All white women were doing is assigning.
themselves to the roles that their men previously had, not necessarily acting.
different than the man who had it before. White women were dominating other.
women and the movement was supposed to be for all women. They were also.
oppressing other feminist because they "silenced" the minority voice by.
drowning it out. These past feminist tended to look at class, racism, and.
sexism as separate issues. This left them with an inadequate system of.
analysis when having to consider race and gender.
