The Intersection of Racism and Sexism on the Cape

I recognize that, even as a black, first generation American woman, I have privileges. I was born in the United States to English speaking parents, speak English as my first language with an indeterminate transatlantic accent, am cisgender, have been well educated, grew up in the suburbs mostly in a single family home, am straight, living in a smaller body in a society that is fatphobic, am not living with any known disability and believe that I have solid mental health. These are just a few amongst a slew of other privileges that I won’t itemize and that perhaps I am…