Carolina QuotesFeminism to me is to fight against patriarchy and class and to fight against male domination and class domination. We don’t separate between class oppression and patriarchal oppression. Many so-called feminists don’t. We can’t be liberated under American occupation, for example.
Nawal El Saadawi Connected to the Carolinas
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