I've been thinking a lot about the #solidarityisforwhitewomen Twitter controversy from a couple months ago. A couple links to catch you up if you aren't already familiar:

A lot of people acknowledge that feminism has historically been an incredibly racist movement, but those same people will often resist recognizing the present problems with racism within many feminist communities. 

I personally identify as a feminist and it's a big part of my social justice framework, but I certainly understand why many people--especially women of color--don't identify with the label regardless of their actual politics. 

The #solidarityisforwhitewomen hashtag had some sharp and insightful criticisms of the lack of true intersectionality in mainstream feminism. But for me, watching the tag soon be overtaken by countless white feminists defensively arguing that they're "not all like that" and accusing women of color of sowing discord where none existed was actually even more demonstrative of the tag's point: feminism continues to have a huge race problem. 

I think often it's supposedly progressive movements and communities that are incredibly resistant to unpacking the ways they actively or passively perpetuate oppression. I'm not ready to give up on feminism--either the politics or the label. But I'm becoming ever more wary of people who claim to be women's rights activists but don't understand that "women" doesn't just mean white women. 

What do you think? Is solidarity for white women?