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    19 Books On Intersectionality That Taylor Swift Should Read

    After her kerfuffle with Nicki Minaj, "I'm sorry" is cool, but wouldn't "I have learned" be even cooler?

    Unless you've been living under a rock, you've probably gotten wind of Nicki Minaj and Taylor Swift's little social media skirmish.

    Recap: Nicki makes valid statements on race and racism in the music industry. Taylor swoops in, makes it about her. Valid points about racism take backseat.

    Taylor has since apologized and left the conversation as quickly as she dove into it.

    I thought I was being called out. I missed the point, I misunderstood, then misspoke. I'm sorry, Nicki. @NICKIMINAJ

    But she left behind a lot of really important lessons on intersectionality, race, and the privilege that she enjoys as a white woman.

    "And I also now understand that as a black woman, Nicki faces additional challenges that will never apply to me." https://t.co/pzEl1zrDwI

    That she was able to extract herself from an uncomfortable situation and choose not to engage with such heavy, complicated issues is pretty much the very picture of privilege.

    But hey, we get it! That stuff is hard, right? Where do you even start?

    Here's a starting point: 19 books that are sure to help the budding intersectional feminist get up to speed.

    1. Black Feminist Thought: Knowledge, Consciousness, and the Politics of Empowerment by Patricia Hill Collins

    2. The Hidden Face Of Eve: Women In The Arab World by Nawal El Saadawi

    3. Dragon Ladies: Asian American Feminists Breathe Fire by Sonia Shah

    4. This Bridge Called My Back: Knowledge, Consciousness, and the Politics of Empowerment by Cherrie Moraga and Gloria Anzaldúa

    5. Black Sexual Politics: African Americans, Gender, and the New Racism by Patricia Hill Collins

    6. Colonize This!: Young Women of Color on Today's Feminism by Daisy Hernandez

    7. Ain't I A Woman: Black Women and Feminism by bell hooks

    8. Sister Citizen: Shame, Stereotypes, and Black Women in America by Melissa Harris-Perry

    9. Borderlands / La Frontera: The New Mestiza by Gloria Anzaldúa

    10. Women, Race, and Class by Angela Davis

    11. Feminism Is for Everybody: Passionate Politics by bell hooks

    12. Chicana Feminist Thought: The Basic Historical Writings by Alma M. Garcia

    13. When and Where I Enter: The Impact of Black Women on Race and Sex in America by Paula Giddings

    14. Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay

    15. Redefining Realness: My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love & So Much More by Janet Mock

    16. Methodology of the Oppressed by Chela Sandoval

    17. Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches by Audre Lorde

    18. Killing the Black Body: Race, Reproduction, and the Meaning of Liberty by Dorothy Roberts

    19. Literally anything by Kimberlé Crenshaw, who coined the term "intersectionality" in [1989]

    Alright! Now let's get out there and dance our way into enlightenment!