"..Acts of appropriation are part of the process……" — Bell Hooks
"..Acts of appropriation are part of the process by which we make ourselves. Appropriating - taking something for one’s own use - need not be synonymous with exploitation. This is especially true of cultural appropriation. The “use” one makes of what is appropriated is the crucial factor."
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251 Quotes by Bell Hooks
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The moment we choose to love, we begin to move against domination, against oppression. The moment we choose to love,…
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Stereotypes abound when there is distance. They are an invention, a pretense that one knows when the steps that would…
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All of us in the academy and in the culture as a whole are called to renew our minds if…
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People with healthy self-esteem do not need to create pretend identities.
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Loving friendships provide us with a space to experience the joy of community in a relationship where we learn to…
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I think the invitation offered the non-black reader is to join us in this expression of our familiarity and via…
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The capacity to love is tied to being able to be awake, to being able to move out of yourself…
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