“The Combahee River Collective Statement” gets in-depth about feminism. It mentions how feminism threatens black people as a collective. In order to have equality on an individual level, such as in our homes, social constructs and gender roles have to be questioned. Men are usually the leader while a women is beneath him. It is rare that the power dynamic is the opposite way around. Black men have such a negative feeling towards feminism because they are afraid it’ll change their role as a man. They don’t want to be seen as equal, but instead want to feel in power and have authority. They also don’t want to stop oppressing black women. Many women in these relationships agree that it should be equal, but are afraid of speaking out. They don’t want to lose the economic and sexual arrangements in their lives. I really enjoyed,”Paris Is Burning”. I generally like vogue, so to get a glimpse of its history and how it was before was interesting. Its empowering and a safe place for people to be themselves. Everyone has their own identity and flaunts it with confidence. I noticed that the categories at the ball were very different from the ones today. Most of the ones I see now, are more so “dance competitions” with no theme. They felt that the ball was a glimpse of fame on a small level. It’s crazy to see how it’s evolved and how mainstream it is now. We have to give credit to the ones who truly started this movement! It’s beautiful to see different identities form together to do something they’re passionate about.