"Gays, stop appropriating black women" -Womens rights group
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According to the NUS Women Conference document, Motion 512’s supporters believe that the “appropriation of Black women by white gay men is prevalent within the LGBT scene and community.” It states that this appropriation is found in the “emulation of the mannerisms, language (particularly AAVE- African American Vernacular English) and phrases that can be attributed to Black women.” Furthermore, the NUS Women’s Campaign motion supporters find it offensive when white gay men say they have an “inner black woman.” The motion claims that white gay men “benefit from both white privilege and male privilege.”
The NUS Women’s Conference’s motion would work with the NUS LGBT Campaign and the public in order to stop white gay men from appropriating activities, mannerisms, speech, and dress that is claimed by black women.
The NUS Women’s Conference motion quotes a piece in TIME written by Sierra Mannie entitled, “Dear white gays, stop stealing Black Female culture.”
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The NUS Women’s Campaign’s purpose, according to the group’s literature, is “to represent and extend and defend the rights of women students.” The group says that it is “an autonomous campaign,” led and governed by women.