White women and black men have it both ways. They can act as oppressor or ... and oppression of others.
Bell HooksYoung people are cynical about love. Ultimately, cynicism is the great mask of the disappointed and betrayed heart.
Bell HooksBecause we have learned to believe negativity is more realistic, it appears more real than any positive voice.
Bell HooksYou are not going to destroy this imperialist white supremacist capitalist patriarchy by creating your own version of it.
Bell HooksWe know that so much of the war that is happening is the attempt of one group to snatch the resources of another group.
Bell HooksA central tenet of modern feminist thought has been the assertion that "all women are oppressed." This assertion implies that women share a common lot, that factors like class, race, religion, sexual preference, etc. do not create a diversity of experience that determines the extent to which sexism will be an oppressive force in the lives of individual women.
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