Is it all intersectional? On the Relation of Racism and Sexism

Intersectionality has recently become one of the most prominent issues of feminist theory in Europe, calling for accounts of gender and of gender-related forms of inequality that acknowledge their complex interrelations with forms of inequality that are related to "race", ethnicity, and religion, among others. But is it conceptually sufficient to focus on the ways in which different forms of inequality intersect when one attempts to understand the complex ways in which they relate to each other? Focusing on the relation of racism and sexism, the basic argument of this article is that it wasn't. What is suggested instead is a multi-faceted approach that takes similarities, differences, connections as well as intersections into account.