'Being oppressed means the absence of choices.' Their misunderstanding of feminist politics reflects the reality that most folks learn about feminism from patriarchal mass media.' And a huge majority of these folks think feminism is anti-male. Masses of people think that feminism is always and only about women seeking to be equal to men. 'As all advocates of feminist politics know most people do not understand sexism or if they do they think it is not a problem. I will not bow down to somebody else's whim or to someone else's ignorance.' ― 'Feminism is for Everybody: Passionate Politics' 'If any female feels she need anything beyond herself to legitimate and validate her existence, she is already giving away her power to be self-defining, her agency.' ― 'Remembered Rapture: The Writer at Work' 'No black woman writer in this culture can write 'too much.' Indeed, no woman writer can write 'too much' … No woman has ever written enough.'

When we can be alone, we can be with others without using them as a means of escape.'īell hooks death: Feminist author and poet bell hooks, known for 'Aint I A Woman' and 'All About Love', dies at 69 bell hooks on feminism and equality 'Knowing how to be solitary is central to the art of loving. 'To love well is the task in all meaningful relationships, not just romantic bonds.' ― 'Communion: The Female Search for Love'

'Love is a combination of care, commitment, knowledge, responsibility, respect and trust.' Here are some of her most profound sentences, per Goodreads.

Beloved author, professor and feminist bell hooks, known for titles like 'Ain't I a Woman' and 'All About Love,' died Wednesday at 69, her family confirmed to USA TODAY.īorn Gloria Jean Watkins in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, she penned her literary works under the pseudonym bell hooks, a tribute to her great-grandmother that she chose to write using lowercase letters to focus attention on her words rather than herself.īell hooks wrote over 30 books, leaving a legacy of powerful words on pain, love, equality and much more. Her quotes filled social media in the hours following the announcement of her death.

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