womanist
Walker's feminist term
Womanist describes a form of feminism centered on the experiences and perspectives of Black women.
Coined by Alice Walker, it emphasizes the intersection of race, gender, and class while celebrating Black women's culture, strength, and spirituality.
A womanist is someone who holds these views: She identifies as a womanist rather than a feminist.
The term often appears in academic and theological contexts.
- spiritualRelating to the soul
- faithTrust without proof
- religiousOf faith or worship
- churchPlace of Christian worship
liberation theology · sacred · divine feminine · pastoral · sermonic · holy · redemption · healing
Fair distribution of opportunities
- grassrootsCommon people as political base
- organizingSystematically putting in order
- advocacyPleading for a cause
- civil rightsGuaranteed individual legal protections
protest · resistance · reform · march · rally · boycott · petition · campaign
Internal sense of value
- agencyPower to act
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
- self-definitionDescribing one's own nature
self-love · strength · courage · determination · boldness · affirmation · uplift · survival
Male-dominated social order
- sexismGender-based prejudice
- misogynyHostility toward women
- gender rolesExpected behaviors by sex
- sisterhoodBond among women
reproductive justice · bodily autonomy · domesticity · objectification · glass ceiling · equal pay · femininity · gender equity
Emphasizing African cultural viewpoint
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- African diasporaGlobal spread from one continent
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
traditions · customs · kitchen table · hair · colorism · community · storytelling · oral tradition
Competition of speed
- genderSocial identity category
- classGrouping by shared traits
- sexualityErotic nature and preferences
- identityWho someone is
multidimensionality · oppression · privilege · systemic bias · microaggressions · antiracism · interlocking · positionality
Alice Walker
church · liberation theology · sacred · divine feminine · pastoral · sermonic · holy · redemption · healing · wholeness
social justice
Fair distribution of opportunities
- grassrootsCommon people as political base
- organizingSystematically putting in order
- advocacyPleading for a cause
civil rights · protest · resistance · reform · march · rally · boycott · petition · campaign · collective action
self-worth
Internal sense of value
- agencyPower to act
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
self-definition · self-love · strength · courage · determination · boldness · affirmation · uplift · survival · thriving
patriarchy
Male-dominated social order
- sexismGender-based prejudice
- misogynyHostility toward women
- gender rolesExpected behaviors by sex
sisterhood · reproductive justice · bodily autonomy · domesticity · objectification · glass ceiling · equal pay · femininity · gender equity · self-definition
Afrocentric
Emphasizing African cultural viewpoint
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- African diasporaGlobal spread from one continent
folklore · traditions · customs · kitchen table · hair · colorism · community · storytelling · oral tradition · cuisine
race
Competition of speed
identity · multidimensionality · oppression · privilege · systemic bias · microaggressions · antiracism · interlocking · positionality · standpoint
womanistmisogynist
One who hates women
antifeminist · male chauvinist · sexist · MRA · traditionalist
womanistwhite supremacist
One claiming racial superiority
white nationalist · racist · colorblind · Uncle Tom · assimilationist