Why Intersectional Feminism Matters | Una Fonte | TEDxUWCRBC

This TEDx speech deals with the eugenics legacy of early, particularly white middle-class feminism. Eugenics is the disproven pseudoscientific idea that certain genetic traits are better than others, and therefore society should selectively choose for the “best“ traits. This ended up primarily targeting already marginalized women, and due to the politics of respectability, early feminists adopted it. Unfortunately, this legacy still touches the modern battle for reproductive rights. In order to move forward with both reproductive and women’s rights in a way that truly helps all women, we must understand the history of feminism and the importance of moving forward with an intersectional lens. Una Fonte is a native Vermonter currently studying at Robert Bosch United World College in Freiburg Germany. Her passion for intersectional feminism comes from the lens of climate justice. Through work with groups like 350VT, the Vermont youth lobby, and as the founder of RBCs Green team she works to focus an intersectional perspective in sustainability. After participating in Girls Rock the Capital, a program aimed at getting more women interested in local government, and serving on her school board as student rep she hopes to encourage more young women to get involved with local politics. Being legally blind, talking about disability is nothing new to her, however doing so publicly is. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx

[@MIDOGALI]

This is, like, sooo good for a gender studies presentation.

[@anemanase1338]

This was so beautiful 🙌🏾

[@arkjustdoit890]

*The claim is complete Nonsense as Equality of Opportunities to all is inevitable ( also attainable) Not Equality of Outcome.* *Disabled & Differently-abled must get Equal Opportunities but "The Better, more Skilled Person/ People must do better & give back Better" to all as life evolves through Competence.*

[@imieinazwisko2486]

Her take is idolisation of dream while you contrargue is idolization of reality bc "The Better, more Skilled Person/ People must do better & give back Better" do you realy think we live in meritocracy? Both of you are clearly wrong lol

[@tahasabir4161]

Lmao their is no one here

[@yeezyyankie324]

NO

[@offdeck8588]

Is this the Onion?

[@John_the_Paul]

I think so

[@alexkitner5356]

Or the reason why the Onion has a purpose... You can't show the stupidity in someone who thinks a uterus alone makes babies with no outside action and keep a straight face so satire is all that's left.

[@chazarkansas1366]

Today on backwards thinking.

[@robr.5044]

Intersectional feminism: a means by which one can problemitize every single aspect in society with little to no basis in reality.

[@rrmackay]

I hate to break it to all you gender study majors but intersectional feminism has run its course. The majority of people in the world dont care and have reached burnout on listening to narcissistic children whine about how unfair the world is on their tik tok channel. What value or societal uplifting efforts does feminism bring to the modern world ? None that I can see..

[@CounterCultureWISE]

Embarrassingly bad videography & sound combined with a poor speaker with uninformed ideas. Nothing in this presentation made her look good. She did not get her money's worth.

[@F-Man]

lol - at no point does she even define “intersectionality.” 🤣

[@Matt67012]

Lmao this is the most Mickey Mouse lecture I’ve ever seen. Ted talks have really gone downhill.

[@declanmckenna5111]

It's Tedx not Ted. Which is the mickey mouse version of Ted.

[@raheemalmond4267]

no just no