--- title: "Best Racism Quotes by Bell Hooks" description: "56 Racism quotes by Bell Hooks. Plus more from Bell Hooks and more Racism sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d48/bell-hooks-464_culture_part-of-why-i-have-started-writing-about_594870.jpg" --- > [Part of why I have started writing about love is feeling that our culture is forgetting what Martin Luther King taught. We…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bell-hooks/part-of-why-i-have-started-writing-about-love-is-feeling-that-our/) [Bell Hooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bell-hooks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d48/bell-hooks-464_culture_part-of-why-i-have-started-writing-about_594870.jpg) > [Is it more important that you, as a white male, read my work and learn from it, or what you call me?…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bell-hooks/is-it-more-important-that-you-as-a-white-male-read-my-work-and-learn/) [Bell Hooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bell-hooks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/231/bell-hooks-464_call-me_is-it-more-important-that-you-as-a-white_1092568.jpg) > [Right now, for many Americans, class is being foregrounded like never before because of the economic situation. It doesn't mean that race…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bell-hooks/right-now-for-many-americans-class-is-being-foregrounded-like-never/) [Bell Hooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bell-hooks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bf5/bell-hooks-464_class_right-now-for-many-americans-class-is-be_5297.jpg) > [While it has become “cool” for white folks to hang out with black people and express pleasure in black culture, most white…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bell-hooks/while-it-has-become-cool-for-white-folks-to-hang-out-with-black/) [Bell Hooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bell-hooks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/15d/bell-hooks-464_black_while-it-has-become-cool-for-white-folks_2755452.jpg) > [As more people of color raise our consciousness and refuse to be pitted against one another, the forces of neo-colonial white supremacist…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bell-hooks/as-more-people-of-color-raise-our-consciousness-and-refuse-to-be/) [Bell Hooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bell-hooks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/527/bell-hooks-464_color_as-more-people-of-color-raise-our-consci_1820994.jpg) > [A very hurting thing for Black Americans - to feel that we can't love our enemies. People forget what a great tradition…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bell-hooks/a-very-hurting-thing-for-black-americans-to-feel-that-we-can-t-love/) [Bell Hooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bell-hooks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/af1/bell-hooks-464_african-american_a-very-hurting-thing-for-black-americans_366791.jpg) > [“With reciprocity all things do not need to be equal in order for acceptance and mutuality to thrive. If equality is evoked…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bell-hooks/with-reciprocity-all-things-do-not-need-to-be-equal-in-order-for/) [bell hooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bell-hooks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6c6/bell-hooks-464_community_with-reciprocity-all-things-do-not-need_586758.jpg) > [When liberal whites fail to understand how they can and/or do embody white supremacist values and beliefs even though they may not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bell-hooks/when-liberal-whites-fail-to-understand-how-they-can-and-or-do-embody/) [Bell Hooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bell-hooks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d2d/bell-hooks-464_action_when-liberal-whites-fail-to-understand-h_2044614.jpg) > [Since the notion that we should all forsake attachment to race and/or cultural identity and be “just humans” within the framework of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bell-hooks/since-the-notion-that-we-should-all-forsake-attachment-to-race-and-or/) [Bell Hooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bell-hooks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bbb/bell-hooks-464_attachment_since-the-notion-that-we-should-all-fors_2011502.jpg) > [I was teasing my brother that he was penniless, homeless, jobless. Right now in his life, racism isn't the central highlighting force:…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bell-hooks/i-was-teasing-my-brother-that-he-was-penniless-homeless-jobless-right/) [Bell Hooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bell-hooks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6d6/bell-hooks-464_brother_i-was-teasing-my-brother-that-he-was-pen_2293292.jpg) > [Often their rage erupts because they believe that all ways of looking that highlight difference subvert the liberal belief in a universal…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bell-hooks/often-their-rage-erupts-because-they-believe-that-all-ways-of-looking/) [Bell Hooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bell-hooks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a1c/bell-hooks-464_action_often-their-rage-erupts-because-they-bel_230167.jpg) > [“A vision of cultural homogeneity that seeks to deflect attention away from or even excuse the oppressive, dehumanizing impact of white supremacy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bell-hooks/a-vision-of-cultural-homogeneity-that-seeks-to-deflect-attention-away/) [bell hooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bell-hooks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/351/bell-hooks-464_black-people_a-vision-of-cultural-homogeneity-that-se_1368406.jpg) > [If I were really asked to define myself, I wouldn’t start with race; I wouldn’t start with blackness; I wouldn’t start with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bell-hooks/if-i-were-really-asked-to-define-myself-i-wouldn-t-start-with-race-i/) [Bell Hooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bell-hooks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/791/bell-hooks-464_anti-racist_if-i-were-really-asked-to-define-myself_1977572.jpg) > [Black males who refuse categorization are rare, for the price of visibility in the contemporary world of white supremacy is that black…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bell-hooks/black-males-who-refuse-categorization-are-rare-for-the-price-of/) [Bell Hooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bell-hooks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/508/bell-hooks-464_black_black-males-who-refuse-categorization-ar_1546905.jpg) > [“The whiteness celebrated in Paris is Burning is not just any old brand of whiteness but rather that brutal imperial ruling-class capitalist…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bell-hooks/the-whiteness-celebrated-in-paris-is-burning-is-not-just-any-old/) [Bell Hooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bell-hooks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8ff/bell-hooks-464_identity_the-whiteness-celebrated-in-paris-is-bur_2932432.jpg) > [“Women, all women, are accountable for racism continuing to divide us. Our willingness to assume responsibility for the elimination of racism need…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bell-hooks/women-all-women-are-accountable-for-racism-continuing-to-divide-us/) [bell hooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bell-hooks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3e5/bell-hooks-464_feminism_women-all-women-are-accountable-for-raci_2111116.jpg) ## Other authors on Racism - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b016/author-malcolm-x-62876.jpg) Malcolm X 178 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/racism/malcolm-x/) - [Martin Luther King, Jr 88 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/racism/martin-luther-king-jr/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b017/author-michelle-alexander-67636.jpg) Michelle Alexander 77 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/racism/michelle-alexander/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b023/author-tanehisi-coates-88839.jpg) Ta-Nehisi Coates 72 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/racism/ta-nehisi-coates/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b017/author-michael-eric-dyson-67074.jpg) Michael Eric Dyson 67 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/racism/michael-eric-dyson/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b001/author-ibram-x-kendi-3080.jpg) Ibram X. Kendi 57 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/racism/ibram-x-kendi/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-barack-obama-16275.jpg) Barack Obama 54 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/racism/barack-obama/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b007/author-cornel-west-25169.jpg) Cornel West 51 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/racism/cornel-west/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b003/author-al-roker-10183.jpg) Robin DiAngelo 50 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/racism/robin-diangelo/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b001/author-abhijit-naskar-99.jpg) Abhijit Naskar 46 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/racism/abhijit-naskar/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b022/author-shelby-steele-84811.jpg) Shelby Steele 42 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/racism/shelby-steele/) - [Maya Angelou 35 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/racism/maya-angelou/) ## More by Bell Hooks > [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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bell-hooks/right-now-for-many-americans-class-is-being-foregrounded-like-never/) [Bell Hooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bell-hooks/) > [“Most folks believe we are hardwired biologically to long for sex but they do not believe we are hardwired to long for love. Almost…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bell-hooks/most-folks-believe-we-are-hardwired-biologically-to-long-for-sex-but/) [Bell Hooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bell-hooks/) > [... we need to interrogate "reverence," for idolization can be another way one is objectified and not really taken seriously.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bell-hooks/we-need-to-interrogate-reverence-for-idolization-can-be-another-way/) [Bell Hooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bell-hooks/) > [Couples who rarely or never have sex can know lifelong love.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bell-hooks/couples-who-rarely-or-never-have-sex-can-know-lifelong-love/) [Bell Hooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bell-hooks/) > [The power of patriarchy has been to make maleness feared and to make men feel that it is better to be feared that to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bell-hooks/the-power-of-patriarchy-has-been-to-make-maleness-feared-and-to-make/) [Bell Hooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bell-hooks/) > [“I feel enormously blessed to be a successful black woman writer in this culture, but I have found my small fame, such as it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bell-hooks/i-feel-enormously-blessed-to-be-a-successful-black-woman-writer-in/) [Bell Hooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bell-hooks/) > [Language is also a place of struggle.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bell-hooks/language-is-also-a-place-of-struggle/) [Bell Hooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bell-hooks/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bell-hooks/in-this-culture-the-phrase-black-woman-is-not-synonymous-with-tender/) [bell hooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bell-hooks/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bell-hooks/it-s-interesting-to-look-at-all-the-aspects-where-everyday-americans/) [Bell Hooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bell-hooks/) > [The true teacher is within us. A good teacher is someone who can help you to go back and touch the true teacher within,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bell-hooks/the-true-teacher-is-within-us-a-good-teacher-is-someone-who-can-help/) [Bell Hooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bell-hooks/) > [“Advancing the notion that there can be many "feminisms" has served the conservative and liberal political interests of women seeking status and privileged class…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bell-hooks/advancing-the-notion-that-there-can-be-many-feminisms-has-served-the/) [bell hooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bell-hooks/) > [I love my family, even as I critique their dysfunctionalities.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bell-hooks/i-love-my-family-even-as-i-critique-their-dysfunctionalities/) [bell hooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bell-hooks/) > [You must have courage to love, you have to have a profound will to do what is right to love, and it does not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bell-hooks/you-must-have-courage-to-love-you-have-to-have-a-profound-will-to-do/) [Bell Hooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bell-hooks/) > [To truly love we must learn to mix various ingredients - care, affection, recognition, respect, commitment, and trust, as well as honest and open…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bell-hooks/to-truly-love-we-must-learn-to-mix-various-ingredients-care-affection/) [Bell Hooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bell-hooks/) > [“Often emphasis on identity and lifestyle is appealing because it creates a false sense that one is engaged in praxis. However, praxis within any…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bell-hooks/often-emphasis-on-identity-and-lifestyle-is-appealing-because-it/) [bell hooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bell-hooks/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/racism/bell-hooks/#itemlist", "name": "Best Racism Quotes by Bell Hooks", "numberOfItems": 16, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Part of why I have started writing about love is feeling that our culture is forgetting what Martin Luther King taught. 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