Otherwise known as that time the Huffington Post decided to label a healthy debate grounded in intersectional feminism a “war”, specifically a “Black Feminist War”.
Is there a Harry Potter'esque series of spells? Can Edgius Snatchus be a thing? #BlackTwitterFeministWar
— Mikki Kendall (@Karnythia) December 17, 2013
Who's making the potato salad Jezebel or msmagazine? #blacktwitterfeministwar
— nealcarter (@nealcarter) December 17, 2013
so is this #blacktwitterfeministwar like the hunger games except we have to kill each other with curling irons and cocoa butter?
— Brokey McPoverty (@brokeymcpoverty) December 17, 2013
im just glad that men are always around to remind us black women that we are angry. i know i forget sometimes. #blacktwitterfeministwar
— Brokey McPoverty (@brokeymcpoverty) December 17, 2013
*builds a barricade* #BlackTwitterFeministWar
— she was a showgirl (@seelolago) December 17, 2013
Will #BlackFeministTwitterWar include houses like Harry Potter? Pecan Pie House. Shea Butter House. Twist Out House. Twerk House.
— Trudy (@thetrudz) December 17, 2013
And in case you missed the point of all this, Trudy/aka Gradient Lair summed it up perfectly
@fredrikasalley There is no war. The media made this up to excuse White women's racism in feminism and to blame BW. So we mock them.
— Trudy (@thetrudz) December 17, 2013