bell hooks
bell hooks
American author, feminist, and social activist whose real name is Gloria Jean Watkins. She wrote "Ain’t I a Woman?: Black Women and Feminism".
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionActivist
Date of Birth25 September 1952
CityHopkinsville, KY
CountryUnited States of America
fun women moving
It's in the act of having to do things that you don't want to that you learn something about moving past the self. Past the ego.
white creating capitalist
You are not going to destroy this imperialist, white supremacist, capitalist patriarchy by creating your own version of it,
shame produce trauma
Shame produces trauma. Trauma produces paralysis.
book reading people
For most people, what is so painful about reading is that you read something and you don't have anybody to share it with. In part what the book club opens up is that people can read a book and then have someone else to talk about it with. Then they see that a book can lead to the pleasure of conversation, that the solitary act of reading can actually be a part of the path to communion and community.
world way changing-the-world
Changing how we see images is clearly one way to change the world.
fall writing passion
Writing is my passion. It is a way to experience the ecstatic. The root understanding of the word ecstasy—“to stand outside”—comes to me in those moments when I am immersed so deeply in the act of thinking and writing that everything else, even flesh, falls away.
honesty commitment heart
Commitment to truth telling lays the groundwork for the openness and honesty that is the heartbeat of love.
commitment reflection self
All efforts at self-transformation challenge us to engage in on-going, critical self-examination and reflection about feminist practice, and about how we live in the world. This individual commitment, when coupled with engagement in collective discussion, provides a space for critical feedback which strengthens our efforts to change and make ourselves anew.
struggle men race
Feminism is the struggle to end sexist oppression. Its aim is not to benefit solely any specific group of women, any particular race or class of women. It does not privilege women over men. It has the power to transform meaningfully all our lives
definitions how-to-love would-be
Imagine how much easier it would be for us to learn how to love if we began with a shared definition.
believe two healthy
I believe that it is impossible for two individuals not committed to their own and each other’s well being to sustain a healthy and enduring relationship.
justice citizens world
The world would be a paradise of peace and justice if global citizens shared a common definition of love which would guide our thoughts and action.
men feels maleness
The power of patriarchy has been to make maleness feared and to make men feel that it is better to be feared that to be loved. Whether they can confess this or not, men know that just is not true.
cutting practice space
The intellectual tradition of the West is very individualistic. It's not community-based. The intellectual is often thought of as a person who is alone and cut off from the world. So I have had to practice being willing to leave the space of my study to be in community, to work in community, and to be changed by community.