Comments on: Feminists Must Heal the Wounds of Racism http://www.afrolezproductions.com/blog/feminists-must-heal-the-wounds-of-racism/ AfroLez®femcentric Cultural Woker Aishah Shahidah Simmons Reflections on the Journey Called Life Sun, 17 Aug 2008 05:49:35 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: BUT, SOME OF US ARE STILL BRAVE: ADDRESSING THE WOUNDS BETWEEN WHITE FEMINISTS AND FEMINISTS OF COLOR « BEAUTIFUL, ALSO, ARE THE SOULS OF MY BLACK SISTERS http://www.afrolezproductions.com/blog/feminists-must-heal-the-wounds-of-racism/comment-page-1/#comment-170 BUT, SOME OF US ARE STILL BRAVE: ADDRESSING THE WOUNDS BETWEEN WHITE FEMINISTS AND FEMINISTS OF COLOR « BEAUTIFUL, ALSO, ARE THE SOULS OF MY BLACK SISTERS Tue, 17 Jun 2008 21:11:36 +0000 http://www.afrolezproductions.com/blog/feminists-must-heal-the-wounds-of-racism/#comment-170 [...] http://www.afrolezproductions.com/blog/feminists-must-heal-the-wounds-of-racism/print/ Possibly related posts: (automatically generated)LEST WE FORGET: AN OPEN LETTER TO MY SISTERS WHO [...] [...] http://www.afrolezproductions.com/blog/feminists-must-heal-the-wounds-of-racism/print/ Possibly related posts: (automatically generated)LEST WE FORGET: AN OPEN LETTER TO MY SISTERS WHO [...]

]]> By: Whose Feminism? at Racialicious - the intersection of race and pop culture http://www.afrolezproductions.com/blog/feminists-must-heal-the-wounds-of-racism/comment-page-1/#comment-169 Whose Feminism? at Racialicious - the intersection of race and pop culture Fri, 13 Jun 2008 10:58:56 +0000 http://www.afrolezproductions.com/blog/feminists-must-heal-the-wounds-of-racism/#comment-169 [...] the wounds between White feminists and feminists of Color,” activist Aishah Shahidah Simmons outlines the grief and anger she felt when White, third wave feminists did not critique the racism in Clinton’s campaign: The [...] [...] the wounds between White feminists and feminists of Color,” activist Aishah Shahidah Simmons outlines the grief and anger she felt when White, third wave feminists did not critique the racism in Clinton’s campaign: The [...]

]]> By: Black Feminism | Are Black Women Being Ignored In The 2008 Election http://www.afrolezproductions.com/blog/feminists-must-heal-the-wounds-of-racism/comment-page-1/#comment-168 Black Feminism | Are Black Women Being Ignored In The 2008 Election Thu, 12 Jun 2008 02:46:18 +0000 http://www.afrolezproductions.com/blog/feminists-must-heal-the-wounds-of-racism/#comment-168 [...] Well Simmons’ had had enough. She wrote an embracing, yet authoritative open letter to the White feminists supporting Clinton. To read the letter in it’s entirety, check out Simmons’ blog. [...] [...] Well Simmons’ had had enough. She wrote an embracing, yet authoritative open letter to the White feminists supporting Clinton. To read the letter in it’s entirety, check out Simmons’ blog. [...]

]]> By: Ron http://www.afrolezproductions.com/blog/feminists-must-heal-the-wounds-of-racism/comment-page-1/#comment-167 Ron Wed, 11 Jun 2008 17:22:09 +0000 http://www.afrolezproductions.com/blog/feminists-must-heal-the-wounds-of-racism/#comment-167 I agree with you that there were many instances of appeals to implicit racial bias made by the Clintons and some of their supporters. It would be helpful to make up a list so that people will be able to know exactly where they failed by either acts of omission or comission. Perhaps you can ask people to write in and list some examples. One very obvious one involved a key Hillary surrogate and spokesperson in Texas, Adelfa Callejo. Among her numerous racist statements was that Obama's problem is that he's black, and that's why Latinos won't support him (see Daily Kos article: http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/2/28/13442/4080/29/465775) Rather than denouncing, rejecting her support, and removing this woman from her post, there was a very tepid response - and this after Hillary pressed Obama to denounce and reject Farrakhan, whose support Obama never sought, nor was Farrakhan ever a spokesperson for him More importantly, Clinton did not use this as a teachable moment to make it clear that the problem does not reside in Obama - that he's African American - but in the hearts of those who won't vote for him because of that. She NEVER said that. Rather, she actively courted that sentiment to support her! Now is the time for Hillary to engage the racism of her Latino, White, and Asian supporters (and the media) who feel like Adelfa Callejo, that the problem is not with their racism, but with Obama, because he's Black. He can't change that, but these people can change their racist beliefs, hearts, and biases. I agree with you that there were many instances of appeals to implicit racial bias made by the Clintons and some of their supporters. It would be helpful to make up a list so that people will be able to know exactly where they failed by either acts of omission or comission. Perhaps you can ask people to write in and list some examples.

One very obvious one involved a key Hillary surrogate and spokesperson in Texas, Adelfa Callejo. Among her numerous racist statements was that Obama’s problem is that he’s black, and that’s why Latinos won’t support him (see Daily Kos article: http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/2/28/13442/4080/29/465775)

Rather than denouncing, rejecting her support, and removing this woman from her post, there was a very tepid response – and this after Hillary pressed Obama to denounce and reject Farrakhan, whose support Obama never sought, nor was Farrakhan ever a spokesperson for him More importantly, Clinton did not use this as a teachable moment to make it clear that the problem does not reside in Obama – that he’s African American – but in the hearts of those who won’t vote for him because of that. She NEVER said that. Rather, she actively courted that sentiment to support her!

Now is the time for Hillary to engage the racism of her Latino, White, and Asian supporters (and the media) who feel like Adelfa Callejo, that the problem is not with their racism, but with Obama, because he’s Black. He can’t change that, but these people can change their racist beliefs, hearts, and biases.

]]> By: Aria http://www.afrolezproductions.com/blog/feminists-must-heal-the-wounds-of-racism/comment-page-1/#comment-166 Aria Wed, 11 Jun 2008 04:39:12 +0000 http://www.afrolezproductions.com/blog/feminists-must-heal-the-wounds-of-racism/#comment-166 Thank you so much for writing about the lack of attention and inappropriate attention paid to race and gender during the election so far. I, too, was supporting Kucinich for his policies, but now that Obama is the only electable option I'll deal with it. Hopefully this experience will help white feminists like myself better understand the racial dysfunction of our political scene and daily lives. Thank you so much for writing about the lack of attention and inappropriate attention paid to race and gender during the election so far. I, too, was supporting Kucinich for his policies, but now that Obama is the only electable option I’ll deal with it. Hopefully this experience will help white feminists like myself better understand the racial dysfunction of our political scene and daily lives.

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