Question

Which of the following statement(s) about the concept of intersectionality as developed by Kimberlé Crenshaw is/are CORRECT?

• A. It challenged the notion that ‘gender’ was the only primary factor determining a woman’s fate
• B. Structural intersectionality deals with how non-white women experience domestic violence in a qualitatively different manner from white women
• C. Political intersectionality examines how laws and policies intended to increase equality have paradoxically decreased the visibility of violence against non-white women
• D. Representational intersectionality deals with how pop culture’s portrayals of non-white women can obscure their own inauthentic lived experience

Hint:

Intersectionality is multi-dimensional. Always distinguish between structural, political, and representational aspects for conceptual clarity.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A, B, C

Step 1: Understanding intersectionality.

Kimberlé Crenshaw introduced intersectionality to address how multiple social identities—especially race and gender—interact in systems of oppression.

Step 2: Analyze each option.

(A) Correct. Crenshaw critiqued the tendency of feminist and antiracist movements to treat gender and race as mutually exclusive.

(B) Correct. Structural intersectionality examines how social structures (e.g., housing, healthcare, law enforcement) impact women of color differently.

(C) Correct. Political intersectionality addresses how political agendas often marginalize issues unique to women of color.

(D) Incorrect. Crenshaw's representational intersectionality critiques stereotypical imagery that erases the complexities of women of color’s lived experiences—not their "inauthentic" ones.