Links: On feminists of color

[sonia]

A thoughtful essay on how much to conform when "dressing for success." Suit or Sari: On Professionalism and Ethnic Dressing by Sayantani DasGupta on Racialicious.

I guess my point is ethnic dressing, like standing straight, meeting people in the eye when I talk, and not apologizing for my point of view, is actually a form of assertive communication on my part.

From there, I clicked on a link to Sayantani DasGupta's beautiful essay To (Feminist) Mama, With Love

My mother was a feminist mom when being a feminist mom of color was a rare and wonderful thing. [...]

My mother has shown me consistently, in word and action, that parenting and politics are not separate ways of being, but must coexist. That raising socially aware, passionate, and just children is a critical feminist act.