The Outcasts of Feminism

[TBF]

10. In my experience that's true -

I grew up with a dad who worked in a factory and a mom who waitressed. We didn't have the opportunities suburban kids did for sure ... but my mom's dad was a farmer (pretty big operation) so I could walk into his bank and cash a check from my part-time job once they knew I was his grand daughter. When I got out of university (scholarships, grants, public state school) I could dress up for my job interviews and look like what they wanted to see. I had to pay for the dental work in college myself, I worked part-time and did so.

It is much easier to succeed on their terms if you "look the part". When a woman of color walks in there can be all sorts of negativity to follow. Not always, but it is not something you can try to fix up to please the masters.

It's an additional burden and sometimes white women (whether privileged or not) don't realize it.