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A review by arthurian
This Bridge Called My Back, Fourth Edition: Writings by Radical Women of Color by Cherríe Moraga, Gloria E. Anzaldúa
5.0
no, i did not agree with every single writing in this collection. yes, i loved every single one.
there were some writings that resonated with me and my understanding of feminism as a non-american third world woman on some very deep level, and some i found myself simply disagreeing. but every single one of these were sincere outpourings of emotion, anger and a desire to move ahead made by different black women and other women of color. the idea of creating a space, a platform where every voice that didn't belong to the mainstream (white) neoliberal feminist movement could be heard, all the richer for their differences and disagreements is genius and liberating even 40 years after its publication.
there were some writings that resonated with me and my understanding of feminism as a non-american third world woman on some very deep level, and some i found myself simply disagreeing. but every single one of these were sincere outpourings of emotion, anger and a desire to move ahead made by different black women and other women of color. the idea of creating a space, a platform where every voice that didn't belong to the mainstream (white) neoliberal feminist movement could be heard, all the richer for their differences and disagreements is genius and liberating even 40 years after its publication.