Feeling out of place as a black woman I can understand, but how does her religion segregate her from the rest of the audience? Is this difference visible from outside?
Read a little bit on intersectionality [1] and keep in mind that Judaism is a ethnoreligious group that has a history of being oppressed.
My personal take on the matter is that Jews also benefit from quite a bit of privilege, at least in the U.S. but it's understandable why someone with a fusion of minority backgrounds would be aware of how these work against them.
My point was that in the context of the conference, her religion didn't visibly distinguish her from the rest of the audience, so there's no reason to write
"[...] I can't even imagine what it's like to have been at PyCon as a black Jewish woman"
just like there wouldn't be a reason to say
"[...] I can't even imagine what it's like to have been at PyCon as a black vegetarian woman"
or
"[...] I can't even imagine what it's like to have been at PyCon as a black stamp-collecting woman"
Note: I'm aware that the "black Jewish woman" argument was her own statement.
Being raised a black Jewish woman is different from being raised a black woman. That's the entire idea behind intersectionality. Therefore, her black Jewish identity and any oppression she may have suffered as a result is part and parcel in this discussion.
Because she identifies with Jew, then she's being repressed.
Because she identifies with Black, then she's being repressed.
Because she identifies with Woman, then she's being repressed.
In other words, you're going to repress her, whether you like it or not! So stay away from her, or you'll end up in his place.
Feeling out of place as a black woman I can understand, but how does her religion segregate her from the rest of the audience? Is this difference visible from outside?