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Mandatory reading for all white feminists. Lorde’s writing is so powerful and as relatable now as it was in the 70s and 80s (a sad thought to consider). If you want to learn more about intersectional feminism from the perspective of a ‘Black, lesbian, mother, warrior, poet’, this is a must-read.
Audre Lords is one of my absolute favourite authors. Exploring her identity as a Black, lesbian woman in America, she definitely sets the foundation of what feminism should be.
Nowadays, intersectional feminism is getting attention, but not nearly enough to be making differences in society.
"Eye to eye: Black women, hatred and Anger," was an essay that really stuck with me. It is so easy to be labelled as the "angry-man-hating feminist," by society, a ploy to keep you submissive under the boot of the patriarchy. It's definitely silenced me a few times, made me feel unjustified in my frustration with sexism/ homophobia/ racism.
However, after reading Lorde discuss the suffering and pain about the uniquely brutal hostility to which Black women are subjected to, it just reminds you how manipulatively well society is in keeping the oppressed silent.
Nowadays, intersectional feminism is getting attention, but not nearly enough to be making differences in society.
"Eye to eye: Black women, hatred and Anger," was an essay that really stuck with me. It is so easy to be labelled as the "angry-man-hating feminist," by society, a ploy to keep you submissive under the boot of the patriarchy. It's definitely silenced me a few times, made me feel unjustified in my frustration with sexism/ homophobia/ racism.
However, after reading Lorde discuss the suffering and pain about the uniquely brutal hostility to which Black women are subjected to, it just reminds you how manipulatively well society is in keeping the oppressed silent.
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ik las deze echt heel sporadisch maar anyway, fucking mooie essays, ontzettend insightful, i love audre lorde
It's rare that you read essays like this. Audre Lorde's writing is powerful despite its simplicity -- or perhaps because of it. It is angry and passionate, and, most importantly, it shows a willingness to work towards change, regardless of how arduous that endeavour may be. What I consider the most important piece of mind to keep from her essays is the plead for the acknowledgement (and the celebration) of differences between people; togetherness without the need for homogeneity.
I couldn't tell which of the texts were speeches and which were written essays, because Lorde expresses herself as if she were always addressing a listener: you, or an audience, or even humanity as a whole. She is still a poet in nonfiction, always playing with language and with figures of speech, which makes for a refreshing reading experience. I am so glad I read Sister Outsider at this moment in time, because it felt necessary and important that I did.
In all honesty, if you only make time to read one book this year, I have a long list of reasons why it should be this one.
I couldn't tell which of the texts were speeches and which were written essays, because Lorde expresses herself as if she were always addressing a listener: you, or an audience, or even humanity as a whole. She is still a poet in nonfiction, always playing with language and with figures of speech, which makes for a refreshing reading experience. I am so glad I read Sister Outsider at this moment in time, because it felt necessary and important that I did.
In all honesty, if you only make time to read one book this year, I have a long list of reasons why it should be this one.
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