browngirlsgang:I’m A Proud Dalit-American And This Is Why I Marched“I marched because Trump’s relati
browngirlsgang:I’m A Proud Dalit-American And This Is Why I Marched“I marched because Trump’s relationship with Modi will only make all this violence and social inequity worse and the Savarna networks in the US will only amplify the violence they are capable of in India.I marched because progressive American women need to know intersectionality is not just about the issues at home, but about how we build solidarity across nations. And the battle against Trump must also include the battle against Hindu fascism. This includes calling out American progressives who welcome folks like Tulsi Gabbard, who openly supports Islamophobic and anti-Dalit Hindu fascists.”“I marched also so that Savarna/dominant caste women could confront the knowledge that there is no caste-less feminism and that intersectionality, for them, must begin with the understanding that they own that burden of calling out and resisting their own Brahminical and Hindu fascist networks, instead of expecting Dalit, Adivasi and Bahujan women to do this work for them.”- Thenmozhi Soundararajan Read Full Article -- source link
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