But love is really more of an interactive process. It's about what we do not just what we feel. It's a verb, not a noun.
Bell HooksI think the Women's movement has had a major impact on everybody's lives in our nation and in the world as a whole.
Bell HooksClass is rarely talked about in the United States; nowhere is there a more intense silence about the reality of class differences than in educational settings.
Bell HooksWhen we face pain in relationships our first response is often to sever bonds rather than to maintain commitment.
Bell HooksThey wanted black women to conform to the gender norms set by white society. They wanted to be recognized as 'men,' as patriarchs, by other men, including white men. Yet they could not assume this position if black women were not willing to conform to prevailing sexist gender norms. Many black women who has endured white-supremacist patriarchal domination during slavery did not want to be dominated by black men after manumission.
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