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Originally Posted by shinerbock
Unfortunately for black women, some of the people who "represent" them have been poor examples.
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Not like we need a "representative" or I am thrilled that a white man is typing to me about this, but the people who represent me and many other black women are excellent examples. That's what happens when you don't look to popular media to tell you who voices your concerns.
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Originally Posted by shinerbock
See: Cynthia McKinney. I don't know that anyone would consider her a civil rights activist, but I imagine she does in some sense.
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I have no idea why McKinney came to your mind as if she's the only black woman you could think of. I guess her stint as a member of the U.S. House of
Representatives confused you.
She isn't automatically someone for black women to watch just because she's one of many black women in "high places." I don't recall how many, if any, of her civil rights efforts involved both race and gender issues.