"Black feminists and many more Black women who do not define themselves as feminists have all..."

“Black feminists and many more Black women who do not define themselves as feminists have all experienced sexual oppression as a constant factor in our day-to-day existence. As children we realized that we were different from boys and that we were treated differently. For example, we were told in the same breath to be quiet both for the sake of being “ladylike” and to make us less objectionable in the eyes of white people.”

- The Combahee River Collective Statement  (via newwavefeminism)