Post #4

 Blog post #4

Intersectionality by Kimberle Crenshaw 

Extended comments

I am doing extended comments on Nate’s blog post. He made some really good points on his blog. He talks about black how women face an extreme measure of bias in not just the workplace but different areas of life compared to all other genders and races. Another point he made that Crenshaw uses as an example of intersectionality is when General Motors was sued for giving any race of men the same jobs and giving other jobs specifically to only white women and men of any race, but wouldn’t have a chance at that job if she were black.

 I agree with what he has said and the points he made. Kimberele talks about invincibility and I also want to say that it makes black Women feel like they're invincible or don't exist and they face discrimination on multiple fronts like in workplaces and daily aspects of life. The discrimination that happened to black women was paid no attention. I feel like they knew it wasn't right but having that power and control made them feel strong and invincible. I like how Kimberle said “invisibility of many constituents within groups that claim them as members, but often fail to represent them”. Lots of people within groups claim them as equal and as members  but when black women were clearly being discriminated against, only a little number of people stood up to advocate for them. Intersectionality has given many advocates a way to frame their circumstances and to fight for their visibility and being included and treated equally. From this reading Kimberle is saying that by understanding each other's experiences and by advocating together as a group, communities can work towards greater change. Try to put yourself in someone else's shoes and see how different it is, not getting a job and being treated differently because of your race, and gender is definitely an eye opener and your daily life activities are easily impacted.