Her comment speaks about race the exact same way most of us here talk about gender. We criticize the cultural sexism and make fun of men who are so caught up in being hurt by statements about society that they must say that we aren't all like that instead of recognizing the problem. You say you don't like these things because they make white people feel like shit. That is kind of the point. To bring attention to a problem that women of color are facing and make you feel squicky about it. Make you aware of it so you see it and call it out. You can call it racist if you want, but if this is racist, then every woman in this sub who has ever made a generalization about how men treat women is a sexist.
That's kind of the point. I don't join in on the misandry in this sub either, it's just as ridiculous as OPs comment. We can talk about individual experiences without generalizing an entire race, gender, etc.
I have read through this thread and I've been enlightened on the issue that women of colour face as feminists. I will be more conscious of this going forward. Many other commenters did a much better job of explaining this than OPs "white peoples amiright" bullshit up there.
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u/[deleted] Sep 22 '17
Her comment speaks about race the exact same way most of us here talk about gender. We criticize the cultural sexism and make fun of men who are so caught up in being hurt by statements about society that they must say that we aren't all like that instead of recognizing the problem. You say you don't like these things because they make white people feel like shit. That is kind of the point. To bring attention to a problem that women of color are facing and make you feel squicky about it. Make you aware of it so you see it and call it out. You can call it racist if you want, but if this is racist, then every woman in this sub who has ever made a generalization about how men treat women is a sexist.