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Shades of Equality: Is Privilege Dividing the Feminist Movement?

Published: March 1, 2015, 6:48 p.m.

During the Academy Awards, actress Patricia Arquette used her Oscars acceptance speech to advocate for equal pay and women\u2019s rights. On the surface it was a rousing speech with a strong message, however she later said:

\u201cIt\u2019s time for all the women in America, and all the men that love women and all the gay people and all the people of color that\u2019s we\u2019ve all fought for to fight for us now.\u201d

As a result, critics say her comments undermined people of color and the LGBT community. We discussed the intersectionality of race, sexual and gender identity and women\u2019s rights, and questioned whether there is a divide in the feminist movement, featuring Wagatwe Wanjuki, writer, activist and speaker on gender-based violence.