Bonnie Dill: A Feminist Analysis

The purpose of this article is to bring to light the lack of representation of women of color in feminism. Often, feminism is seen as the representation of white middle class women. There are many flaws when it comes to feminism. Women of color are excluded because feminists misinterprets women’s experience and view of the whole concept based on their race, even though we all go through the same discrimination because of our gender, something feminism is against. Maxine Zinn and Bonnie Dill depict the inadequacy of multiracial feminism since they lack representation. Culture in feminism adds a sort of ‘spice’ to the concept, since they all differentiate from one another. Multiracial feminism is emphasized many times because of its it has become
a major problem. This article also states that we recognize difference but only the “privileged” differences are considered. Feminists only see the problem of difference without realizing what the difference really is. This article also highlights that too much difference can also be toxic to the movement. Feminism needs women of color because since we are so often left out we see the real difference and have unique perspectives as “outsiders”(Zinn & Dill).
This article also points out different kinds of feminism and how they differ from one another based on the cultures social norms. “Our focus on race stressed the social construction of differently situated social groups and their varying degrees of advantage and power (Zinn & Dill). Based on o what culture an individual is from, they’ll have a different view of feminism than a person from another culture.