I’ve said it before, but maybe if I say it this way it’ll make more sense.
My feminism does not revolve around whether one particular, very wealthy white woman gets to take over a major position of (traditionally patriarchal) power.
My feminism wants a total shift in the way power is dealt with and perceived, and that total shift does not just come by putting people with vaginas in power.
My feminism is more concerned with the problems of women who are not in power. It is concerned with the issues of women of all colors, not just white ones in the U.S. of A.
I am a white woman. I grew up middle class, went to a pricey university and am working on my second degree.
When one candidate for President talks about ‘retaliating’ against our enemies, and uses the word ‘destroy’ as a rhetorical device, I do not believe that that particular candidate looks at the world the way I do.
When surrogates for another candidate say that a huge part of their boss’s foreign policy plans is to get rid of binary thinking, that warms my little heart (more on that one below).
Does it matter to me that one candidate is a woman? Does putting that woman in power, despite my deep distrust for her hawkish comments and Senate votes, make the world a better place for all women?
Or does it simply make it a little easier for more privileged white women?
I would love to see a woman president. I would love even more to see America’s foreign policy not run by people who believe that bombing is the answer and that negotiating is a bad thing. I would like to see a president who values all people, not just the ones who can donate lots of money to their political campaign.