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
A very hurting thing for Black Americans - to feel that we can't love our enemies. People forget what a great tradition… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
The word "love" is most often defined as a noun, yet al the more astute theorists of love acknowledge that we would… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
If you're in a domestic situation where the man is violent, patriarchy and male domination - even though you understand it intersectionally… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
If we move away from either/or thinking, and if we think, okay, every day of my life that I walk out of… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
The world would be a paradise of peace and justice if global citizens shared a common definition of love which would guide… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
In an ideal world we would all learn in childhood to love ourselves. We would grow, being secure in our worth and… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
If Black women stand strong and our commitment is to ending domination I know that I'm supporting Black males, Black children male… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
My students tell me, we don't want to love! We're tired of being loving! And I say to them, if you're tired… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
Justice is possible without equality, I believe, because of compassion and understanding. If I have compassion, then if I have more than… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
To teach in a manner that respects and cares for the souls of our students is essential if we are to provide… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
I think we are obsessed in the U.S. with the personal, in ways that blind us to more important issues of life.… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
If only one party in the relationship is working to create love, to create the space of emotional connection, the dominator model… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
You have to trust that if you are calling my name in a way that is offensive to me, I'm going to… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
If we are ever to construct a feminist movement that is not based on the premise that men and women are always… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
Love does have the power to redeem but only if we are ready for redemption. Love saves us only if we want… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
My grief was a heavy, despairing sadness caused by parting from a companion of many years but, more important, it was a… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
For black folks, the camera provided a means to document a reality that could, if necessary, be packed, stored, moved from place… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
All of us in the academy and in the culture as a whole are called to renew our minds if we are… — 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
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