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Bell Hooks

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Right now, for many Americans, class is being foregrounded like never before. A writer points out that love is not hardwired the way sex is, and that idolizing people can strip them of real respect. Observations about patriarchy, language battles and the isolation of successful black women add depth to the discussion.

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Gloria Jean Watkins, who wrote under the name bell hooks, was an American philosopher, educator, author and social critic who taught at Berea College.

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Feminism Is for Everybody: Passionate Politics

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She was best known for her books and articles about race, feminism and social class, and for showing how race, capitalism and gender can create and sustain systems of oppression. Her ideas helped shape the modern concept of intersectionality. Over her career she published nearly forty books and many scholarly articles, writing in forms ranging from essays and poetry to children’s literature, and she addressed topics such as love, art, history, sexuality and mass media.

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