Intersectionality

Intersectionality is meant to be inclusive. Intersectionality in feminism means that feminist principles are not just for one kind of woman – they are for every person. Robby Soave, author of “Intersectionality 101,” offers a broad definition. In that piece, he wrote, “What began at the intersection of race and sex now includes economic class, gender identity (the gender category to which a person feels attachment, which may be different from the person’s biological sex), gender expression (the way a person looks and behaves), sexual orientation, immigration status, disability status, age, religious belief (though certain believers—such as Muslims—are perceived as more oppressed than others), and size (whether you are overweight or not).”

Intersectionality is important in feminism because it recognizes that there are many things people can be oppressed over, not just gender. Equality needs to be fighting for everybody, and fighting against oppression of all kinds. Intersectionality is thus related to ecofeminism. If ecofeminists are fighting against the oppression of the earth, and intersectionalist feminists are fighting against oppression of any kind, then they are easily on the same side.

In her piece “The Ecology of Feminist and the Feminism of Ecology,” Ynestra King writes, “Life on earth is an interconnected web, not a hierarchy.” This represents the blending of all forms of life on earth – not just nature, not just humans, but every living thing. King goes on to say, “A healthy, balanced ecosystem, including human and nonhuman inhabitants, must maintain diversity.” This is true for both intersectionalism and ecofeminism. All different forms of life (such as different races of humans, or different plants) have privilege and oppression throughout life.

The meshing of intersectionality and ecofeminism relate back to a topic we’ve talked about before – being vegan.  If all living creatures are considered equal, and we are trying to not oppress any living thing in order to have equality all over the earth, then humans should definitely not be killing and eating animals.   Greta Gaard writes about it in her piece “Eco-feminism on the Wing: Perspectives on Human Animal Relationships.”  She writes, “feminists who politicize their care for animals see a specific linkage between sexism and speciesism, between the oppression of women and the oppression of animals.”  If we are trying to not include living creatures in any form of opression, this trickles down to the earth and animals.

 

Works Cited:
SOAVE, ROBBY. “Intersectionality 101.” Reason, vol. 51, no. 3, July 2019, p. 57. EBSCOhost, search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=f5h&AN=136518165&site=eds-live&scope=site.
This is an article written by a college law professor. It cites all of it’s sources and was published in a feminist magazine.

88 Replies to “Intersectionality”

  1. My programmer is trying to persuade me to move to .net from
    PHP. I have always disliked the idea because of the expenses.
    But he’s tryiong none the less. I’ve been using Movable-type on a number of websites for about a year and am concerned about switching
    to another platform. I have heard excellent things about
    blogengine.net. Is there a way I can transfer all my wordpress
    posts into it? Any help would be greatly appreciated!

  2. Hi there to all, the contents existing at this site are in fact amazing
    for people knowledge, well, keep up the good work fellows.

  3. Oh my goodness! Incredible article dude! Many thanks, However
    I am going through troubles with your RSS.
    I don’t know why I can’t join it. Is there anyone
    else having the same RSS issues? Anyone who knows the solution can you kindly respond?
    Thanks!!

  4. You made some good points there. I checked on the web to find out more about the issue and
    found most people will go along with your views on this site.

  5. Why people still use to read news papers when in this technological globe the whole thing is
    existing on web?

  6. Its like you read my mind! You seem to know a lot about this,
    such as you wrote the e-book in it or something.
    I feel that you just can do with a few % to pressure the message house a bit, however instead
    of that, that is magnificent blog. A great read. I’ll definitely be
    back.

  7. Definitely believe that which you stated. Your favorite reason seemed to be on the web the simplest
    thing to be aware of. I say to you, I definitely get annoyed
    while people consider worries that they plainly do not know about.
    You managed to hit the nail upon the top and also defined out the whole thing without having side effect ,
    people can take a signal. Will likely be back to get
    more. Thanks

  8. Hello there! This article couldn’t be written much better!
    Going through this article reminds me of my previous
    roommate! He always kept talking about this.

    I will forward this post to him. Fairly certain he’s going to
    have a very good read. Thanks for sharing!

  9. Российские ученые нашли гелиевые "аномалии" в рождении Вселенной says:

    I’m not sure where you are getting your info, however great topic.
    I needs to spend some time finding out more
    or working out more. Thank you for great information I used to be on the lookout for this information for my mission.

  10. What’s up, its nice article concerning media print, we
    all understand media is a enormous source of information.

  11. I don’t even know how I ended up here, but I thought this post
    was great. I do not know who you are but definitely you’re
    going to a famous blogger if you aren’t already 😉 Cheers!

  12. 전문 여성 관리사들이 섬세한 손길로 당신의 피로를 풀어주는 토닥이를 직접 경험해보세요.
    지금 이용해보세요.

  13. I’m not that much of a online reader to be honest but your sites really nice, keep it up!
    I’ll go ahead and bookmark your site to come back
    down the road. Many thanks

  14. Thanks a bunch for sharing this with all people you really realize what you are speaking about!
    Bookmarked. Kindly additionally visit my web site =).
    We could have a link exchange arrangement between us

  15. What a data of un-ambiguity and preserveness of valuable familiarity concerning unexpected emotions.

  16. Çok güzel bir yazı olmuş.
    Bilgiler için sağ olun.
    Uzun zamandır böyle bir içerik ihtiyacım
    vardı.
    Kaleminize sağlık.

  17. Çok güzel bir yazı olmuş.
    Bilgiler için sağ olun.
    Uzun zamandır böyle bir içerik bekliyordum.

    Paylaşım için teşekkürler.

  18. I was very pleased to discover this page. I wanted to thank you for ones time for this
    particularly fantastic read!! I definitely savored
    every part of it and I have you bookmarked to check out new information in your blog.

    Also visit my webpage https://www.cucumber7.com/

  19. Hey
    Just wanted to tell you how helpful your site is!

    I also have an post about 놀쟈
    come visit and give me some comments!
    Thank you!

  20. If you want to obtain a great deal from this paragraph then you have to apply these methods to your won webpage.

  21. Someone necessarily lend a hand to make seriously posts I would
    state. This is the first time I frequented your website page
    and so far? I amazed with the research you made to create this actual submit incredible.
    Great activity!

  22. As the admin of this site is working, no doubt very rapidly it
    will be famous, due to its quality contents.

  23. Thank you for another excellent article. Where else
    may anyone get that kind of info in such a perfect means of writing?
    I have a presentation next week, and I’m on the look for such information.

  24. Hello every one, here every one is sharing these knowledge, therefore it’s pleasant to read this blog, and I used to go to see this website
    daily.

    My page; pink salt trick

  25. Global News Highlights collects top world events,
    unique reports, and fresh perspectives around the world.
    The platform is for readers to follow the heartbeat
    of the world in just a few minutes.

    For readers of politics, arts, sports, or economics,
    this is where you get a concise collection of
    what’s important. No clutter, just the essence of today’s press.

    Also visit my blog the best of newspapers

  26. A lot of TikTok stars expand past the app only. Their influence spreads
    to music, fashion, promotions, plus traditional press.
    Labels work in cooperation for promotions, audience mimic their moves, and several manage to build real paths in media.

    Basically, acting as a TikTok star is holding influence to shape
    culture and communities in the current internet era.

    Take a look at my homepage … valentina of4

  27. Write more, thats all I have to say. Literally, it seems as though you
    relied on the video to make your point. You definitely know what youre talking about, why waste your intelligence on just posting videos to
    your weblog when you could be giving us something informative to read?

  28. Hi, i feel that i noticed you visited my weblog thus i got here to go back
    the favor?.I’m trying to to find issues to improve my website!I assume
    its good enough to make use of some of your concepts!!

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *