Crenshaw Passage

[beckk]

"The most one could expect is that we will dare to speak against internal exclusions and marginalizations, that we might call attention to how the identity of "the group" has been centered on the intersectional identities of a few. Recognizing that identity politics takes place at the site where categories intersect thus seems more fruitful than challenging the possibility of talking about categories at all." page 193

[iversonm]

1. Put it in context

In relation to the rest of the text, this passage serves as an effective summary of Crenshaw's views on the importance of intersectional identities, and how they function in terms of eliminating marginalization within groups. This passage falls in the conclusion of the text, and acts as a means of coming to a final understanding of intersectional identities and how they affect our considerations of what it means to live ethically in a community.