“On Being White: Thinking Toward a Feminist Understanding of Race and Race Supremacy” (essay)
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“On Being White: Thinking Toward a Feminist Understanding of Race and Race Supremacy” is a philosophical essay by feminist theorist Marilyn Frye that critically examines whiteness, racial privilege, and white supremacy from a feminist perspective.
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Target entity: “On Being White: Thinking Toward a Feminist Understanding of Race and Race Supremacy” (essay) Context triple: [Marilyn Frye, notableWork, “On Being White: Thinking Toward a Feminist Understanding of Race and Race Supremacy” (essay)]
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“Demarginalizing the Intersection of Race and Sex”
“Demarginalizing the Intersection of Race and Sex” is a foundational legal scholarship article by Kimberlé Crenshaw that introduced and theorized intersectionality to explain how Black women’s experiences are obscured by single-axis analyses of race or gender.
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The Truth That Never Hurts: Writings on Race, Gender, and Freedom
The Truth That Never Hurts: Writings on Race, Gender, and Freedom is a collection of essays and speeches by Black feminist scholar-activist Barbara Smith that explores the intersections of race, gender, sexuality, and social justice.
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Black Feminist Thought: Knowledge, Consciousness, and the Politics of Empowerment
Black Feminist Thought: Knowledge, Consciousness, and the Politics of Empowerment is a foundational scholarly work that articulates Black feminist theory by examining the intersecting oppressions of race, gender, and class and the ways Black women generate and use knowledge for social justice and empowerment.
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“Mapping the Margins: Intersectionality, Identity Politics, and Violence against Women of Color”
“Mapping the Margins: Intersectionality, Identity Politics, and Violence against Women of Color” is a foundational legal and feminist theory article by Kimberlé Crenshaw that articulates and develops the concept of intersectionality to analyze how overlapping systems of oppression shape the experiences of women of color.
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Talking Back: Thinking Feminist, Thinking Black
"Talking Back: Thinking Feminist, Thinking Black" is a collection of essays by bell hooks that explores Black feminist thought, voice, and resistance against racism and sexism.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: “On Being White: Thinking Toward a Feminist Understanding of Race and Race Supremacy” (essay) Target entity description: “On Being White: Thinking Toward a Feminist Understanding of Race and Race Supremacy” is a philosophical essay by feminist theorist Marilyn Frye that critically examines whiteness, racial privilege, and white supremacy from a feminist perspective.
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A.
“Demarginalizing the Intersection of Race and Sex”
“Demarginalizing the Intersection of Race and Sex” is a foundational legal scholarship article by Kimberlé Crenshaw that introduced and theorized intersectionality to explain how Black women’s experiences are obscured by single-axis analyses of race or gender.
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B.
The Truth That Never Hurts: Writings on Race, Gender, and Freedom
The Truth That Never Hurts: Writings on Race, Gender, and Freedom is a collection of essays and speeches by Black feminist scholar-activist Barbara Smith that explores the intersections of race, gender, sexuality, and social justice.
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C.
Black Feminist Thought: Knowledge, Consciousness, and the Politics of Empowerment
Black Feminist Thought: Knowledge, Consciousness, and the Politics of Empowerment is a foundational scholarly work that articulates Black feminist theory by examining the intersecting oppressions of race, gender, and class and the ways Black women generate and use knowledge for social justice and empowerment.
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D.
“Mapping the Margins: Intersectionality, Identity Politics, and Violence against Women of Color”
“Mapping the Margins: Intersectionality, Identity Politics, and Violence against Women of Color” is a foundational legal and feminist theory article by Kimberlé Crenshaw that articulates and develops the concept of intersectionality to analyze how overlapping systems of oppression shape the experiences of women of color.
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E.
Talking Back: Thinking Feminist, Thinking Black
"Talking Back: Thinking Feminist, Thinking Black" is a collection of essays by bell hooks that explores Black feminist thought, voice, and resistance against racism and sexism.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Marilyn Frye
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“On Being White: Thinking Toward a Feminist Understanding of Race and Race Supremacy” (essay)
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