
Via Vox:
What do you do when your most famous quote becomes an internet meme? What if that meme is then commodified and marketed by other people, with no consideration of or concern for how you might feel about it?
In progressive circles, Flavia Dzodan is what has become known as an intersectional feminist — a concept she herself helped proliferate. But thanks to the rise of one of her quotes as a catchall mantra for feminism, she’s seen her own words turned into a cash machine, one that she is powerless to stop.
The idea behind intersectional feminism is that those who identify with it are concerned not just with social justice for women but also with advocating for all different marginalized identities. This includes understanding how social progress for all these different groups can sometimes overlap, intersect, and even conflict.
