Skip to content

Feminista Jones Quotes

born 1979 United States

Feminista Jones (born Michelle Taylor; April 6, 1979) is an American social worker, author, and activist known for her work on Black feminism. She is a freelance writer for national newspapers and magazines, a podcaster, book author, and social media influencer.

United States
Activists
Authors
Bloggers
Feminists

Random Feminista Jones quote

7 quotes

The last thing I'm interested in is someone who is slapping a label on themselve as a way to be recognized as a good person

We are all the same people. Understand that the boat just went to different places. We originated in the same spots. We are all the same

The mutual benefit would be, 'Wow, now both black and white people won't be suspected of shoplifting

This really makes sense because what we're doing is conspiring to shut down entire systems of oppression

I have been really focused on this idea that I’m coming from a line of people who started this work, and I have to continue

The people who tend to call themselves allies are usually the people with privilege, who will not have a mutual benefit from whatever they're trying to help with

Happiness and joy don’t sell as well as suffering and crawling our ways up seemingly insurmountable hills. No, people are incredibly entertained by Black women’s suffering to the point of wishing ill upon us to see what the output will be

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Feminista Jones (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.