The theory of intersectionality is that advanced by the feminist theorist known as Kimberlé Crenshaw. Crenshaw developed this theory as a criticism of what he called single-axis structure. A single-axis framework is one that views an issue, whether feminist or otherwise, as the product of a single aspect. To be clearer, and to provide an example, a single-axis framework would treat the experiences of a woman of color as those experienced by an individual of color, or as those experienced by a woman. Crenshaw introduced the concept of intersectionality to explain that some experiences are unique to those who fall into a combination of these categories. In his article “Demarginalizing the Intersection of Race and Sex,” Crenshaw describes intersectionality as “the combined effects of practices that discriminate on the basis of race and on the basis of sex” (385). Intersectionality theory as a whole can be applied not only to experiences of race and gender, incorporating the various aspects that make up an individual, to better explain the unique experiences experienced by various groups of similar individuals. In the field of feminist discourse, there are two theorists who have used intersectional theory to more powerfully highlight the issues they discuss. This article will focus on how intersectionality theory is applied to two articles, presented by Angela Davis and Julietta Hua, to further explain and understand the complexities of the particular fields of discourse they represent. Angela Davis incorporates intersectionality theory to explain the emergence and inaccuracy of the black rapist myth in her article. Inside this article, entitled “Rape, racism and… the center of the article… other additions to the discussion. Furthermore, by challenging the previous academic notions they criticize, they invite other scholars to use the same concepts to gain a deeper understanding of their individual fields. Works Cited Hua, Julietta “Front Page News: Writing Stories of Victimization and Rescue” in Trafficking Women's Human Rights, pp. 49-70. © 2011 University of Minnesota PressCrenshaw, Kimberle. 1989. “Demarginalizing the Intersection of Race and Sex: A Black Feminist Critique of Antidiscrimination Doctrine, Feminist Theory, and Antiracist Politics” in Feminist Legal History: Foundations, edited by D. Kelly Weisberg. pp. 383-395. © 1993 Philadelphia: Temple University Press.Davis, Angela Y. “Rape, Racism, and the Myth of the Black Rapist” in Feminism and “Race,” edited by Kum-Kum Bhavnani, pp. 50-64. © 2001 Oxford University Press