I kept seeing the female symbol with a fist through it. This was a little concerning to me because that particular symbol is a womanist symbol. Womanism is a specific branch of feminism that focuses on equality throughout feminism and the world. This movement is for POC women, specifically black women, because many found it difficult to work within mainstream feminism. Now, don’t get me wrong, this symbol is totally bad ass. I fucking love it. It is empowering, it is beautiful, and it is strong, but it’s not a feminist symbol. It’s a womanist symbol. And many feminists are taking it and using it as their own, and not even bothering to say where it’s really from or what it means. If that isn’t cultural appropriation, then I don’t know what is.

