It is extremely common for
feminists to be intersectional. Many feminists claim that in order to
support women's rights, a person must support the rights of all women,
regardless of race, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, whether or not
they're transgender, or anything else of that nature. I completely agree with
that.
I find it hypocritical that so many feminists say they're
intersectional, and yet they exclude so many people. Many feminists are
pro-choice, which clearly excludes the rights of unborn women. This attitude
that some human beings don't deserve rights is the root of racism, sexism,
heterosexism, cissexism, ableism, classism, and all other forms of discrimination.
I have found all the theories about what makes a person a person to be
arbitrary. If these arguments were applied consistently, pro-choice
people would deny that newborns and people with disabilities were people.
Although most feminists don't deny the personhood of individuals with
disabilities, I've noticed that many "intersectional" feminists seem
to overlook disability rights as an important issue. Sometimes feminists say
things that could be perceived as ableist. For example, many feminists have
made comments along the lines of "women should be complimented for being
smart and not for being attractive." While this may seem harmless, it could
be easily twisted so it would send the message that intelligence is what
defines your worth as a human being. Although intelligence is definitely a
positive trait, not all people are intelligent in the traditional way. Some
people have disabilities that make learning difficult, and that doesn't make
them less important than those who have average or above-average
intelligence.
Unfortunately, many people believe that people with disabilities are a
burden on society and should be aborted. This means that if a person is
consistently pro-choice on abortion, they wouldn't care if someone decided to
have an abortion because their unborn child was disabled.
Ironically, many feminists also think sex-linked abortion should be legal.
This is obviously inconsistent with feminism because it implies that it's
morally acceptable to discriminate against women. It is also important to
consider that when there are significantly more men than women in a particular
area, human trafficking becomes more prevalent. Increasing abortion access
should never be a higher priority than ending violence against women.
Abortion is inconsistent with true intersectional feminism because abortion
is closely connected to many forms of discrimination and injustice. For this
reason, feminists should be concerned about abortion.
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