Anti-violence work pursued through racism strengthens the patriarchy it aims to stop

Evidence

In showing the operation of the fantasy of a superior West and an inferior non-West, as it is evident in the law and in arguments made by those supporting racist legal measures, I hope to underline that the only possible route out of the dilemma in which I find myself is to begin with racism itself, tracing the many ways in which it shuts down opportunity for meaningful anti-violence strategies. In sum, you can’t fight violence against women with racism because racism is likely to strengthen patriarchal currents in communities under siege. Through their exclusive emphasis on culture as the sole source of patriarchal violence, culturalist approaches obscure the multiple factors that give rise to and sustain the violence. — Sherene Razack, Casting Out, 255 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Racist anti-violence strategies strengthen rather than weaken patriarchy in embattled communities — Sherene Razack, Casting Out: The Eviction of Muslims…, 255; Feminist interventions framed as saving the victim keep racial hierarchies intact — Sherene Razack, Casting Out: The Eviction of Muslims…, 338; The culture-clash narrative allows racism to masquerade as feminism — Sherene Razack, Casting Out: The Eviction of Muslims…, 197 (+2 more)

Broader Connections

• Racist anti-violence strategies strengthen rather than weaken patriarchy in embattled communities #corroborates (0.97) — Sherene Razack, Casting Out, 255