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Many cis white women who receive criticism of their behavior mistakenly believe they& #39;re being criticized as white *women*, and not as *white* women.
Any time you& #39;re criticized as a white women, the operative word is always "white."
White femininity is entrenched with toxicity.
Any time you& #39;re criticized as a white women, the operative word is always "white."
White femininity is entrenched with toxicity.
Most of the toxicity in white femininity is paternalistic authoritarianism with a soft, cutesy paint job.
The term "girl boss" is a prime example of this.
The "girl" part evokes a soft, harmless image that effectively sugarcoats the "boss" bit.
The term "girl boss" is a prime example of this.
The "girl" part evokes a soft, harmless image that effectively sugarcoats the "boss" bit.
Sometimes you& #39;ll see white cis women (operative words: white, cis) try to frame their inappropriate - if not outright abusive - behavior as LOLSoQUirKY!!!11
Call them out, and they& #39;ll probably perform fragility to try and enforce their authority.
Unfortunately, it often works.
Call them out, and they& #39;ll probably perform fragility to try and enforce their authority.
Unfortunately, it often works.
White cis women often act like they& #39;re magnanimously kind for letting minorities into "their" spaces and basically being their "girl boss." If these minorities are women or perceived as women, they might try to force a false solidarity by claiming they& #39;ve all got "sisterhood."
When the word "sisterhood" is used by a relatively privileged white cis woman (again, operative words: white, cis) and directed at racial minorities, trans folk, disabled folk, etc., it& #39;s basically a euphemism for assimilation and erasure. It& #39;s inherently anti-intersectional.
