8 - Intersectionality/Interactions

Question 1

What do you mean when you talk about how different identities interact?

Answer 1

interactions

Question 2

What is intersectionality?

Answer 2

intersectionality

Question 3

What is the difference between interactions and intersectionality?

Answer 3

interactions/intersectionality

Question 4

Why does it matter if people have intersectional identities? Isn’t it all just oppression?

Answer 4

intersectionality

Question 5

I feel at odds with several of my identities. Because I’m Black, I often feel excluded because I’m also upper class.

Answer 5

interactions

Question 6

You keep saying I have all this privilege because I’m white, but I grew up poor. I worked hard to get out of poverty.

Answer 6

interactions

Question 7

It makes me sad when white women and Black women and Latina women fight each other. Aren’t we all women first?

Answer 7

interaction/intersectionality

Question 8

I went to the Women’s March last year that I was so frustrated that they didn’t have sign language interpreters or set aside space for wheelchair users like me. It’s like they don’t care about disabled women at all.

Answer 8

intersectionality

Question 9

I know I can turn to my Latino family and heritage when it comes to racism, but I feel so hurt when they can’t accept my gender identity.

Answer 9

intersectionality

Question 10

As a queer Christian, I don’t know if I agree that I have Christian privilege. I get preached at all the time in my church.

Answer 10

interactions

Question 11

Half the time I don’t know if I’m being discriminated against because I’m dark-skinned or because I’m a woman.

Answer 11

intersectionality