ep. 87: How to Not Be a Karen
How do you solve a problem like white feminism? Mikki Kendall knows, and the answer isn't being nice. From #solidarityisforwhitewomen to Hood Feminism, Mikki shares how uprooting racism within mainstream feminism became her mission, and why she makes white ladies uncomfortable on purpose.
Leave ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ at Apple Podcasts
More from Mikki Kendall
Read: Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women a Movement Forgot // Amazons, Abolitionists, and Activists: A Graphic History of Women’s Fight for Their Rights
Support: Find Mikki’s books (and other anti-racist reads) at a black-owned bookstore near you or support stores online. Check out lists from Literary Hub, African American Literature Book Club and Publishers Weekly.
Sources
Fields-White, Monee. The Root: How Racism Tainted Women's Suffrage. NPR. March 25, 2011.
Kendall, Mikki. #SolidarityIsForWhiteWomen: women of color's issue with digital feminism. The Guardian. Aug. 14, 2013.
Kendall, Mikki. XOXO Festival talk. YouTube. Oct. 21, 2019.
Miller, Sarah. My So-Karen Life. The New York Times. Dec. 7, 2019.
Strapagiel, Lauren. Gen Z Is Calling Gen X the ‘Karen Generation.’ BuzzFeed. Nov. 14, 2019.
Taylor, Ericka. 'Hood Feminism' Is a Call for Solidarity in a Less-Than-Inclusive Movement. NPR. Feb. 26, 2020.
Tiffany, Kaitlyn. How ‘Karen’ Became a Coronavirus Villain. The Atlantic. May 6, 2020.
