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Zorluk: ZorBlack Feminist and Womanist Movements

Read the following excerpt from Frances M. Beale's essay "Double Jeopardy: To Be Black and Female" (1969):

"We must begin to understand that the system of capitalism requires that there be a group of people at the bottom of the ladder to be exploited... For the Black woman, this exploitation is double or triple... If the white groups do not realize that they are in fact fighting capitalism and racism, we do not have a common bond. If they do not realize that the Black woman is oppressed by the very nature of her being Black and female, then there is no common ground."

Based on the passage, which of the following statements best explains how Beale’s argument challenges the mainstream, white-led feminist movement of the late 1960s?

  1. A
    It asserts that Black women must prioritize addressing gender discrimination within their own communities before tackling external racial inequality.
  2. B
    It proposes that Black women should form a distinct political coalition that excludes white women from participating in any anti-capitalist advocacy.
  3. It argues that gender-based equality is unattainable without also dismantling the interconnected structures of racial oppression and capitalism.Cevap
  4. D
    It claims that the struggle against capitalism is secondary to the immediate goal of achieving legislative equality for women of color.

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It argues that gender-based equality is unattainable without also dismantling the interconnected structures of racial oppression and capitalism.
The correct answer is correct because Frances Beale outlines a multi-layered framework of oppression—what she terms double jeopardy—where gender, race, and class (capitalism) are interconnected. She asserts that white feminist groups cannot form a genuine common bond with Black women unless they recognize and actively fight both capitalism and racism, challenging the mainstream feminist assumption that gender oppression could be addressed in isolation.

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1
Analyze the primary source excerpt to identify the core components of the author's argument.
The author emphasizes that capitalism requires exploitation, that Black women experience 'double or triple' exploitation, and that true solidarity requires addressing both capitalism and racism alongside gender oppression.
Understanding the author's specific critique of mainstream movements helps isolate the correct conceptual alignment.
2
Compare the author's intersectional perspective to the historical critiques made of mainstream, white-led second-wave feminism.
Mainstream white feminism of the late 1960s primarily focused on gender discrimination as a single axis of oppression. Beale's argument insists that race, gender, and class are inseparable systems of oppression.
This comparison directly addresses the question of how Beale's argument challenges the mainstream movement.
3
Evaluate the options to find the one that accurately describes this intersectional challenge.
The statement regarding the need to dismantle interconnected structures of racial oppression and capitalism matches Beale's critique. Other options mischaracterize her argument as prioritizing gender, promoting total separatism, or minimizing anti-capitalism.
This step ensures the selected option is both contextually accurate and distinct from the distractors.

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Intersectionality and the concept of Double Jeopardy in Black Feminist thought
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Black Feminist and Womanist Movements

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