 Crenshaw's participation in paradigms of identity which are mutually exclusive is one of rethinking identity politics from within, in general through systemic legal exclusions.Crenshaw often refers to the case "DeGraffenreid v. General Motors" as an inspiration in writing, interviews, and lectures.In DeGraffenreid v. General Motors, Emma Degraffenreid and four other African-American women argued they were receiving compound discrimination excluding them from employment opportunities.