Discussion:
Review THE COMBAHEE RIVER COLLECTIVE: The Combahee River Collective Statement
1). Why did the Combahee River Collective develop as a separate political organization for Black lesbian feminists? What was the ideological difference that led to this separation?
2). What are two problems that arise in activist organizing efforts among Black Feminists, according to the Combahee River Collective?
3). To what does the Combahee River Collective attribute men's oppression? How does this contrast with Stanton's view of male oppression?
4). What does "The personal is political" means?
5). What to Anzaldua is a borderland? How can we apply Anzaldua's conception of the borderland to contemporary political struggles? Give a specific example.
6). What is the new mestiza consciousness? How does it relate to Anzaldua's notion of a "tolerance for ambiguity"?
7). What does Anzaldua mean by the term "counterstance"? How does she find it both useful and problematic?