“Most folks believe we are hardwired biologically to long for sex but they do not believe we are hardwired to long for… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
“Advancing the notion that there can be many "feminisms" has served the conservative and liberal political interests of women seeking status and… — bell hooks Copy Share Image
“Often emphasis on identity and lifestyle is appealing because it creates a false sense that one is engaged in praxis. However, praxis… — bell hooks Copy Share Image
Feminist pedagogy can only be liberatory if it is truly revolutionary because the mechanisms of appropriation within white supremacist, capitalist patriarchy are… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
Feminism as a political movement has to specifically address the needs of men in their struggle to revolutionize their consciousness. — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
Revolutionary feminism embraces men who are able to change, who are capable of responding mutually in a subject-to-subject encounter where desire and… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
When the feminist movement was at its zenith in the late 60's and early 70's, there was a lot of moving away… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
Feminism has never emerged from the women who are most victimized by sexist oppression; women who are daily beaten down, mentally, physically,… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
“To create loving men, we must love males. Loving maleness is different from praising and rewarding males for living up to sexist-defined… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
Power feminism is just another scam in which women get to play patriarchs and pretend that the power we seek and gain… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
Radical militant feminist believes that women of color and Black women in particular have written the cutting edge theory and really were… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
A central tenet of modern feminist thought has been the assertion that "all women are oppressed." This assertion implies that women share… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
We don't hear much from revolutionary feminists who are white because they're not serving the bourgeois agenda of the status quo. — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
“Men did care enough to struggle with our demands. And some cared enough to convert to feminist thinking and to change. But… — bell hooks Copy Share Image
It is obvious that many women have appropriated feminism to serve their own ends, especially those white women who have been at… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
“Visionary feminism is a wise and loving politics. It is rooted in the love of male and female being, refusing to privilege… — bell hooks Copy Share Image
“...it is the most militant, most radical intervention anyone can make to not only speak of love, but to engage in the… — bell hooks Copy Share Image
I've written 18 books, mostly dealing with issues of social justice, ending racism, feminism, and cultural criticism. — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
“Feminist efforts to grant women social equality with men of their class neatly coincided with white supremacist capitalist patriarchal fears that white… — bell hooks Copy Share Image
As all advocates of feminist politics know most people do not understand sexism or if they do they think it is not… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
Feminism is a struggle to end sexist oppression. Therefore, it is necessarily a struggle to eradicate the ideology of domination that permeates… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
“Women, even the most oppressed among us, do exercise power. These powers can be used to advance feminist struggle. Forms of power… — bell hooks Copy Share Image
“Woman-identified women, whether straight, bisexual, or lesbian rarely make garnering male approval a priority in our lives. This is why we threaten… — bell hooks Copy Share Image
Given the way universities work to reinforce and perpetuate the status quo, the way knowledge is offered as commodity, Women's Studies can… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
“Feminism is the struggle to end sexist oppression. Therefore, it is necessarily a struggle to eradicate the ideology of domination that permeates… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
Right now, for many Americans, class is being foregrounded like never before because of the economic situation. It doesn't mean that race doesn't matter,… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
“Most folks believe we are hardwired biologically to long for sex but they do not believe we are hardwired to long for love. Almost… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
... we need to interrogate "reverence," for idolization can be another way one is objectified and not really taken seriously. — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
The power of patriarchy has been to make maleness feared and to make men feel that it is better to be feared that to… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
“I feel enormously blessed to be a successful black woman writer in this culture, but I have found my small fame, such as it… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
In this culture, the phrase 'black woman' is not synonymous with 'tender,' or 'gentle.' It's as if those words couldn't possibly speak to the… — bell hooks Copy Share Image
It's interesting to look at all the aspects where everyday Americans, many of whom are not college educated, are thinking deeply now about our… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
The true teacher is within us. A good teacher is someone who can help you to go back and touch the true teacher within,… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
“Advancing the notion that there can be many "feminisms" has served the conservative and liberal political interests of women seeking status and privileged class… — bell hooks Copy Share Image
