“It is common belief that whatever the situation, both sexes faced it alike. But the male peasant, however cruelly oppressed, always had the right to beat his wife.”
— Rosalind Miles, Who Cooked the Last Supper?
this is so true and this is why i’m so confused about why so many people (including many black women) are mad at Paris Mwenda for saying she feels like she is a woman before she’s black. because black men can hypothetically find a safe haven from anti-black racism within black spaces, but black women in black spaces are still subjected to misogyny, domestic violence, rape, etc. i think that was her point. that black men can seek refuge from their oppression by forming relationships with black women and creating and socializing within black communities, but there is no refuge for black women. because even in those communities that should be a safe space from racism, they are subjected to misogyny and male on female violence. like she’s literally right?? she didn’t say that being black is totally chill and causes no issues because of racism, she just said she feels like she’s a woman before she’s black. like oppressed men might be oppressed, but they always still oppress women within their same oppressed class! poor men still beat their poor wives! black men are misogynistic to black women! jewish men etc etc etc forever. and everyone is flaming her and claiming that she probably only dates white women, and that she’s whitewashed. she’s right!!!!
