6 Ways to Be a More Intersectional Feminist, Because Feminism is All About Inclusion
Many of the reasons feminism needs to be intersectional are the same reasons we need feminism in the first place: Because certain perspectives are underrepresented and dismissed in our society, because we don’t always recognize the ways people are oppressed and therefore need to listen closely to the oppressed groups themselves, and because no demographic is more valuable than any other. Failing to be intersectional goes against the very tenets of feminism. Yet we do it all the time without even knowing it.
Here are some ways that all feminists can make intersectionality a bigger part of our mission:
1. Use your platform to advocate for those who don’t have one 2. Listen to underprivileged groups, even when they’re criticizing your own group 3. Be conscious of your pronouns and other gendered language 4. Examine your use of metaphors 5. Make your body positivity fat-positive 6. Seek out diverse opinions
Article by Suzannah Weiss
