Go Off!: Amandla Stenberg on Intersectionality and the Impact of White Supremacy |
Go Off!: Amandla Stenberg on Intersectionality and the Impact of White Supremacy
Colorlines
2016-06-02
Kenrya Rankin, News Editor
“I cannot separate my gender from my race from my sexual orientation. If in that moment I’m speaking out about gender, then I’m also in some way speaking out about race and about feminism.”
In the latest example of “Amandla Stenberg is so woke,” the teenage actress and activist held an online “Ask Amandla” Q&A session with Rookie magazine’s young readers. In it, the teen—who identifies as non-binary and prefers the pronoun “they”—discussed gender identity, how White beauty standards impact the lives of Black people and the importance of intersectionality in advocacy. Watch the May 31 video and soak in Amandla’s preternaturally mature wisdom.
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