Showing posts with label intra-group oppression. Show all posts
Showing posts with label intra-group oppression. Show all posts

Wednesday, June 11, 2014

"We're All Black" Is Not the End of the Conversation!


I see it all the time. When an issue comes up within the Black community that highlights intra-group oppression somebody inevitably says: "At the end of the day we're all Black!" to end the conversation. Another popular line is that "Whites see us all the same!"

Not only is it NOT true that whites see us all the same. But more importantly, it's true that we don't even see each other in the same way. Intra-group oppression exists and is real. Colorism, heterosexism, transphobia, classism, and sexism are real in our communities and it impacts the way we navigate our lives.