Black feminism began through the lack of recognition from white feminist women, the lack of understanding like if the black women were some sort of other species. Feminism is a free space for women to elaborate their feelings and struggles through society. In the reading “The Combahee River Collective Statement” can show those who may not understand why women are so persistent and “up tight”. The women in the reading present themselves with a problem and this problem is presented to us today. This problem has been at our throats since the day women were created. Women aren’t only oppressed but divided. Black women vs White women, both at each other’s throat by the hand of society’s rules. Which does not help because the hands by society are the same hands by white and black males whom take part of the problems that face women on the daily day.

Black women to say the least are more oppressed than white women, white women are held at a pedestal. Higher than Black women, which is absolutely disgusting and degrading because all women are capable! Black women suffered from dealing with multiple kinds of oppression, their skin color, gender, and their appearances. At a very young age women are sexualized, young black girls are seen as toys and as experiments growing up. White men and women have made Black women out to be a different sort of human, not even human, something to explore and experiment on. Solely based on their skin color and different appearances. White women all have similarities, more so than Black women. Seeing the varieties of beauty and differences from a Black women is threatening and confusing. White women chose to convey their jealously and envy towards oppressing them rather than joining forces to end the oppression of them all. Not only are women sexualized and attacked solely based on their gender, they face sexual harassment everywhere. No where is safe for a women, so some women chose to be submissive or chose to not live life because the world is not fair to women. By choosing not to live your life, you are letting every negative win! The systems and this world has created such a toxic environment for women to not grown nor flourish. Women apart of the LGBTQ community faced even more danger, you would think the bar couldn’t go any lower but it does! I believe women who can be free in who they are, who they want to be and how they want to live life are seen as a threat. Not only to white women but all men. Men grow up to be hold to a standard, as well as women. Being held to such a high and restricting standard dismisses everyone’s needs and wants. By going by your own standards is viewed as weird or crazy or even just out of line. You know why?, because we are so used to being put under a category and put on lines. We’re brainwashed into thinking one way instead of thinking of multiple ways, being different is sacred but in reality it is beautiful. Being who you truly are is beautiful, and being free is amazing.

The systems and this world has created such a toxic environment for women to not grown nor flourish. We faced rape, sexual harassment not only at work but even at home or places where we should be safe but aren’t because it is shown that men can do and get whatever they want. Women are conveyed as objects and things to take which in fact, isn’t true. We are humans too!!! We have rights too!! God created us too!! Not for men’s pleasure, nor company.