Black Feminist Thought by Patricia Hill Collins | Book Discourse 

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Thanks. Feminist theory being too academic is a regular critique even within the feminist community. There has been a push to take feminism outside of academia and apply it to "the streets" in the form of activism. Activism is an enormous part of what feminism is, so that push is important. But I also appreciate the highly academic/scholarly feminist texts for a deeper understanding of the meaning behind the activism and to what end should the activism arrive to.

Certainly. So epistemology is the theory of knowledge. So what Collins is saying is that knowledge should be based on actual lived experiences, constructive dialogue between people, kindness/compassion, and individual responsibility. Knowledge should be based on those things more so than abstract ideas which may or may not be relevant to certain people. For example, general feminism addresses the issues of white women but does not necessarily address the concerns of black women. This is because general feminism can be based too heavily on abstract ideas rather than the actual experiences of people. So, the actual experiences of black women need to be considered (tenent 1), there needs to be a meaningful dialogue between black women and other feminists to understand the specific issues concerning black women (tenet 2), there needs to be compassion between black women and other feminists so that general feminism can begin to more adequately address the concerns of women of color (tenet 3), and both black women and other feminists need to do their part to ensure feminism is constructive for all kinds of people (tenet 4).

So very well put. Thanks dude. I hope you don't mind if I included some of your thoughts in my dissertation. i also hope that you can offer more guidance in the future is needed. I will be using black feminist thought as a theoretical framework in my research study. It is of vital importance that I understand what it entails.

I would not mind at all. Thanks for watching!

What do you mean? Please elaborate.

What is the stand point of a Black feminist? Can that not be described as Black feminism? Can you clarify the difference between "Black feminist stand point" and "Black feminism"?

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No, what the book is saying is that general feminism does not address the specific struggles that African American women deal with. Therefore more specified versions of feminism are needed, like Black feminism, to adequately incorporate the realities of all women.

The Black Ponderer ""The assumptions upon which full group membership are based, whiteness for feminist thought, maleness for black social and political thought..." ---how is that not racist? To be a full group member of feminist thought, you have to be white. I don't know. Sounds racist to me.

Locust Pilot I think you may be confusing racism with disregard. The book isn't saying that general feminism is racist against African American women. Rather, the book is saying that general feminism disregards the reality of African American women. The book isn't saying that general feminism includes any hatred or intentional discrimination against African American women. The book is saying that general feminism is centered or focused on the struggles of white women and not on the struggles of black women, and pushing the point that the struggles of these two social groups are different. So to address this problem the book tries to educate the reader on the specific struggles of African American women and how they are different from other social groups.

BK Born Shahid The text does take into consideration the Black male perspective. In fact, it incorporates the experience of all perspectives: Black, white, male, female, and all in between. One of the main arguments of the text is that social discrimination is a complex mix of race, gender, class, and economic oppression and until we acknowledge the unique experiences of all people, humanity cannot reach its full potential.