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Feminist everywhere do you believe that there is justice and equality amongst all women regardless of race,sex orientation,and/or social class? The author Lorde does not believe that women have even began to be equal to each other, never mind men. She states that there are so many difference amongst us, how do we expect men to stop oppressing us when we are divided into categories and are not united? Reading Audre Lorde's essay reminds me of how feminist are divided amongst one another. She talk's about class, race, and sexual orientation is what brings the divided to keep the rift between the privilege people vs. the poor people. Allan Johnson agreed with Lorde, when he wrote his essay to speak about the lady that he wanted to work with. Allan Johnson said, "we all know that a great deal of trouble relating to gender and race, sexual orientation, ethnicity, social class". Both authors see that there is a problem with these things and it keeps people into specific categories. These categories are established by society and placed into ranks, and the lower rank being things that society has shunned. Both author's agree that when a woman is in the lower part of all the categories, that they are at a greater disadvantage then the others. We as women are too quick to dismiss each other because of the difference that we might have for what ever the reason maybe, but at the sametime we complain that we are still oppressed. It is crazy that when you go get a job or any public place that they need to meet a quota of different races. Even research study involving the community needs to have a certain amount of each race represented in order for it to be counted. Lorde and Rich agree that being a lesbian is hard, and not social accepted. Rich states," the lesbian, unless disguised, faces discrimination in hiring and harassment and violence in the street. Even within feminist-inspired institutions such as battered-women's shelter and Women's study programs, open lesbian are fired and others warned to stay in the closet." Here Rich says that even amongst women the lesbians are still separated from other women, and Lorde says see the segregation that is the divide, and existent is the struggle of oppression. Here is an example of a mother being fired because of her sexual orientation. Lorde is tired of the differences, and she feels that these things need to be addressed, before women can fight equally for the rights of women. It is like black vs. whites, rich vs. poor, lesbain vs. heterosexual.
The reason for the title: " Master's Tools Will Never Dismantle the Master's House" is various. Never use the master's tools or the oppressors tools, because they were designed to believe that you concord the master, but instead you have become even more oppressed individual. Using the tools will only keep the oppressed, even more oppressed, and are only meant to help those in the higher rank of society. Which is complete idiocy and only meant to keep the oppressed even more oppressed. So you believe that some women are more oppressed than others? A house that is against and divided can not stand, but a house that is united will stand as a strong force, and can't be torn down.
Feminist everywhere do you believe that there is justice and equality amongst all women regardless of race,sex orientation,and/or social class? The author Lorde does not believe that women have even began to be equal to each other, never mind men. She states that there are so many difference amongst us, how do we expect men to stop oppressing us when we are divided into categories and are not united? Reading Audre Lorde's essay reminds me of how feminist are divided amongst one another. She talk's about class, race, and sexual orientation is what brings the divided to keep the rift between the privilege people vs. the poor people. Allan Johnson agreed with Lorde, when he wrote his essay to speak about the lady that he wanted to work with. Allan Johnson said, "we all know that a great deal of trouble relating to gender and race, sexual orientation, ethnicity, social class". Both authors see that there is a problem with these things and it keeps people into specific categories. These categories are established by society and placed into ranks, and the lower rank being things that society has shunned. Both author's agree that when a woman is in the lower part of all the categories, that they are at a greater disadvantage then the others. We as women are too quick to dismiss each other because of the difference that we might have for what ever the reason maybe, but at the sametime we complain that we are still oppressed. It is crazy that when you go get a job or any public place that they need to meet a quota of different races. Even research study involving the community needs to have a certain amount of each race represented in order for it to be counted. Lorde and Rich agree that being a lesbian is hard, and not social accepted. Rich states," the lesbian, unless disguised, faces discrimination in hiring and harassment and violence in the street. Even within feminist-inspired institutions such as battered-women's shelter and Women's study programs, open lesbian are fired and others warned to stay in the closet." Here Rich says that even amongst women the lesbians are still separated from other women, and Lorde says see the segregation that is the divide, and existent is the struggle of oppression. Here is an example of a mother being fired because of her sexual orientation. Lorde is tired of the differences, and she feels that these things need to be addressed, before women can fight equally for the rights of women. It is like black vs. whites, rich vs. poor, lesbain vs. heterosexual.
The reason for the title: " Master's Tools Will Never Dismantle the Master's House" is various. Never use the master's tools or the oppressors tools, because they were designed to believe that you concord the master, but instead you have become even more oppressed individual. Using the tools will only keep the oppressed, even more oppressed, and are only meant to help those in the higher rank of society. Which is complete idiocy and only meant to keep the oppressed even more oppressed. So you believe that some women are more oppressed than others? A house that is against and divided can not stand, but a house that is united will stand as a strong force, and can't be torn down.
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