White Tears/Brown Scars: How White Feminism Betrays Women of Color Free Audiobook Download by Ruby Hamad

In this audiobook, Hamad examines the often hypocritical and self-destructive behavior of white feminists today.

To understand the intersection of race and gender, it's useful to look at the way white feminism infantilizes women of color. Ruby Hamad argues that white feminism is at a crossroads; it can either remain an organization for and about middle-class white women or it can be true to its mission of empowering women in need.

Ruby Hamad is a political activist and writer of cultural criticism. Her essays examine the intersections of race, gender, class, sexuality, and religion. In her latest work, White Tears/Brown Scars: How White Feminism Betrays Women of Color, she argues that white women are not fighting for racial justice as they believe they are; instead they have made a pact of silence with patriarchy by choosing to protect their own comfort and security over the lives of women of color.

Ruby Hamad's White Tears/Brown Scars is a vital, timely and necessary text written to address the messy intersections of racism, feminism and classism. This book is part memoir and an analysis of how white feminism has left women of color out in the cold. The book is narrated by Marnò who does an excellent job of capturing the essence of Ruby's voice.

"White feminism" is a term that has been used to describe this phenomenon of white women using the same tactics of feminism that have worked for them. The argument is that feminism, if done correctly, should not just be about uplifting and supporting women of color while ignoring white women, but should be an inclusive movement with solidarity from all marginalized groups.

White Tears is an account of the treachery committed by white feminism and its long-term effects on women of color. The book examines the ways in which white feminists constantly use female minorities as tokens and pawns in their own personal battles for social justice, or as accessories to wear for their own white feminist agenda.