This Bridge Called My Back

Is the message of intersectionality in This Bridge Called my Back still relevant and necessary today? In what ways do activist groups still need to improve in intersectionality?

"Twenty-one years ago we struggled with the recognition of difference within the context of commonality. Today we grapple with the recognition of commonality within the context of difference. While This Bridge Called My Back displaced whiteness, this bridge we call home carries that displacement further. It questions the terms white and women of color by showing that whiteness may not be applied to all whites, because some possess women-of-color consciousness, just as some women of color bear white consciousness. We intend to change notions of identity, viewing it as part of a more complex system covering a larger terrain, and demonstrating that the politics of exclusion based on traditional categories diminishes our humanness." (Anzaldua) What is your opinion of this quote, more specifically the notion that some whites have "women-of-color consciousness" and vice versa. Do you believe this is a true idea? http://search.ebscohost.com.dbsearch.fredonia.edu:2048/login.aspx?direct=true&db=sih&AN=7574080&site=ehost-live

"Twenty-one years ago we struggled with the recognition of difference within the context of commonality. Today we grapple with the recognition of commonality within the context of difference. While This Bridge Called My Back displaced whiteness, this bridge we call home carries that displacement further. It questions the terms white and women of color by showing that whiteness may not be applied to all whites, because some possess women-of-color consciousness, just as some women of color bear white consciousness. We intend to change notions of identity, viewing it as part of a more complex system covering a larger terrain, and demonstrating that the politics of exclusion based on traditional categories diminishes our humanness." (Anzaldua) What is your opinion of this quote, more specifically the notion that some whites have "women-of-color consciousness" and vice versa. Do you believe this is a true idea? http://search.ebscohost.com.dbsearch.fredonia.edu:2048/login.aspx?direct=true&db=sih&AN=7574080&site=ehost-live

What are your thoughts on “passing privilege”? Should People of Color with passing privilege take advantage of it, according to the tone of “La Guera” by Cherrie Moraga? Why or why not?

Based on the Preface, who is this anthology written for? Who is the intended audience? People of color? White people? Is the audience supposed to be gender-specific?