Superb breakdown of how both misuse and rejection stem from the same conceptual error. That accessibilityist analogy really clarifes the issue seeing activists flatten distinct struggles under one label while claiming intersectionality, then critics rejecting the whole framework because they misidentify what they're reacting to. Ran intothis exact dynamic working with advocacy groups where people would invoke intersectionality to merge completely unrelated campaigns, then wondered why it created more tension than solidarity.
Superb breakdown of how both misuse and rejection stem from the same conceptual error. That accessibilityist analogy really clarifes the issue seeing activists flatten distinct struggles under one label while claiming intersectionality, then critics rejecting the whole framework because they misidentify what they're reacting to. Ran intothis exact dynamic working with advocacy groups where people would invoke intersectionality to merge completely unrelated campaigns, then wondered why it created more tension than solidarity.
Thank you! And yes exactly, same error on both "sides."