How am I expected to choose between being a woman and being black? Do I ignore the aspect of white supremacy that plagues the feminism movement? Do I ignore….? How can I support something that doesn’t have my best interest involved? For a while, these questions puzzled me. My community had robbed me of my identity as a black woman. I wasn’t black enough," unworthy of my black identity. However I was never given the privilege of being treated like a “stereotypical” Asian. I didn’t belong anywhere. ……..So, I decided to side with mainstream feminism. I completely ignored my own struggle as a woman of color in attempts to fit in . I straighten my hair more. I attempted to talk differently. I nelected my identity and chose a new persona.
