“Race to the Bottom” of a nefarious scheme from young feminists?

Via Racialicious, there’s a good interesting article from The Nation, Race to the Bottom, partially a retread of the sexism v. racism issue in the Democractic presidential primary process. Good overview of what’s been going on if you’re not living and breathing this stuff. But there’s one section of the article that stopped me in my tracks. It’s part of a quote from Frances Kissling,

The implications of all this for the future of feminism depend significantly on the outcome of the primary, says Kissling. “If Clinton wins, the older-line women’s movement will continue; it will be a continuation of power for them. If she doesn’t win, it will be a death knell for those people. And that may be a good thing–that a younger generation will start to take over.”

Er, I’m hoping there was some context that got removed, because damn. What a great way to make a struggle a war. Watch out older feminists. If Clinton doesn’t get the nomination, start packing for Shark Island now. I mean, come on now. Obviously I support young women (or a wider perspective attributed to younger women) playing a more important role in the feminist movement, but that doesn’t have to mean older women are kicked out entirely. Sheesh.
Definitely check out Latoya’s take on the whole article over at Racialicious.

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