![]() ![]() Knowing that men in their groups do not have social, political, and economic power, they would not deem it liberatory to share their social status… from the very onset of the women’s liberation movement, were suspicious of feminism precisely because they recognized the limitations inherent in its definition. Concurrently, they know that many males in their social groups are exploited and oppressed. ”Women in lower class and poor groups, particularly those who are non-white, would not have defined women’s liberation as women gaining social equality with men since they are continually reminded in their everyday lives that all women do not share a common social status. For example, here is a quote about how she interrogates why feminism is not just about equality with men, even though we often market it that way: Her writing, while intelligent and replete with critical analysis, remains accessible and close to the human lived experience. She argues that we should conceptualize feminism as a radical, revolutionary movement as opposed to an individual lifestyle. She encourages us to deeply consider how racism and classism intersect with sexism to further marginalize women of color and poor women. I love that hooks’s writing always takes mainstream feminist thinking and elevates it. ![]() ![]() Another iconic feminist text from bell hooks. ![]()
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