There is generational trauma that people of color carry, following standards and trying to challenge what is the norm. This statement is indeed revolutionary if it were true. Even now that slavery has been abolished, and women have been given rights, some undertones continue to affect how women of color are treated. Take, for instance, Jim Crow laws school-to-prison pipeline. The way media portrays peaceful protests coming from people of color in contrast to white people even now. We can see the way officials acted when white supremacists rampaged through the halls of Congress. If black women were truly free and valued, we would not have the continued segregation happening in Ukraine. They are not being prioritized just like many other people of color there. We would not have colorism. It is what I believe was meant by the quote.
According to River, identity politics is the focus of our oppression that is directly influenced by our identity and experience rather than trying to look at another’s oppression.  In  Paris is Burning, we are introduced to ball culture within this circle of characters who have formed their community after being socially shunned. Presenting interviews with a number of renowned drag queens. Livingston does not live through their oppression and instead gives space, understanding her own privilege as a white middle-class woman. It is a film that shows the resilience of black and Latinx queens, trans, and gender-nonconforming individuals, as they face impersonal and personal forces that attempt to dehumanize them. Working past the hardships of the AIDS pandemic, racism, homophobia, transphobia, pov­erty, homelessness, violence, harassment, and many other issues presented in that era. Challenging one’s perspective, privileges, power dynamics, and biase when viewing the film.
Capitalism presents an unfair standpoint in regard to race and gender. It favors the privileges, and in recent times when looking at abortion laws and the way Tennessee bill that would eliminate the age requirement attempt to control women’s bodies and rights. There is still a gap in wages favoring men. There is a lack of diversity and funding in private institutions for people of color from low-income families. Capitalism attempts to continue profiting from race and gender, keeping the 1% wealthy. There is racial inequality in the United States and division amongst racial groups. This economy depends on racial hierarchy.