Racial imperialism let white women act as oppressors of black people despite sexism

Evidence

While white women rarely physically assaulted black male slaves, they tortured and persecuted black females. Their alliance with white men on the common ground of racism enabled them to ignore the anti-woman impulse that also motivated attacks on black women. — bell hooks, Ain’t I a Woman_ Black Women and…, 119 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: White racial imperialism granted white women the right to oppress black women and men.; American women perpetuate the very racism and sexism that oppress them; White feminists dismissed black women’s attention to racial difference (+20 more)

Related

• White racial imperialism granted white women the right to oppress black women and men. (similarity 0.93)
• White feminists dismissed black women’s attention to racial difference (similarity 0.91)
• White women hold privileges exceeding all US groups except white men. (similarity 0.87)
• White dominance in feminism reflects racial imperialism, not black disinterest (similarity 0.86)
• Black women experienced sexist oppression distinct from racism (similarity 0.86)
• American women perpetuate the very racism and sexism that oppress them (similarity 0.86)
• Sexism and racism together intensified black women’s oppression beyond black men’s. (similarity 0.86)
• Sexual exploitation dehumanized black women more than labor exploitation did (similarity 0.86)
• White women allied with white men on shared racism against Black women (similarity 0.85)
• Enslaved women absorbed anti-woman violence that white women otherwise faced (similarity 0.85)
• White feminists pursued work rights only for white women workers (similarity 0.85)
• Sexism made the black female slave’s lot harsher than the male’s (similarity 0.84)
• White mistresses often punished rather than protected sexually exploited slave women (similarity 0.84)
• Institutionalized sexism protected black male sexuality while legitimizing black female assault (similarity 0.84)
• White women’s racism targeted black women more intensely than black men (similarity 0.84)

Broader Connections

• White racial imperialism granted white women the right to oppress black women and men. #corroborates (0.95)
• White mistresses often punished rather than protected sexually exploited slave women #exemplifies (0.85)
• White women allied with white men on shared racism against Black women #expands (0.80) — bell hooks, Ain’t I a Woman_ Black Women and…, 119
• American women perpetuate the very racism and sexism that oppress them #corroborates (0.70)
• White women’s racism targeted black women more intensely than black men #expands (0.70) — bell hooks, Ain’t I a Woman_ Black Women and…, 383
• White feminists dismissed black women’s attention to racial difference #expands (0.60)
• White women feared black women’s perceived immorality threatened their own status #corroborates (0.60) — bell hooks, Ain’t I a Woman_ Black Women and…, 384
• Enslaved women absorbed anti-woman violence that white women otherwise faced #complicates (0.40) — bell hooks, Ain’t I a Woman_ Black Women and…, 119