FEMINISM IS FOR EVERYBODY: A guide to bell hooks

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SOURCES
Biana, Hazel T. (2020). Extending bell hooks' Feminist Theory. Journal of International Women's Studies, 21(1), 13-29.
Apple, Lauri (May 24, 2002). "bell hooks Digs In". The Austin Chronicle. Archived from the original on December 22, 2013. Retrieved December 11, 2013.
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“Love as the Practice of Freedom” bell hooks
"Communion" bell hooks
Feminisms: A Global History - Lucy Delap

[samwiseshanti]

Ngl as soon as I see anyone who has analysed the world and all of its complex systems and come to the conclusion: "What we really need is more love", I'm totally engaged. In modern society we've been conditioned to think that 'love' is a magical, airy fairy, insubstantial emotion, as opposed to things like Economics, Progress or Authority, which are 'real' and 'serious'. Sometimes we forget that we're just the same as any other animal that evolved on this planet, we just have a bigger vocabulary, and the things we need are fairly simple and instinctive- safety, nourishment, community and connection. From my perspective, if you're a serious academic and you're seriously putting forward an idea that Love is something to take seriously and with intellectual diligence, then you're probably on the right track. It's just a shame that many other people don't see it that way, yet.

[FluffyEmmy]

My personal favorite feminist quote: "Anytime someone calls attention to the breaking of gender roles it ultimately undermines the concept of gender equality by implying that this is an exception and not the status quo." ~ Knuckles (2017)

[DR-nhoo]

No one is free until everyone is free.
We can not love too much, so ling as we do not confuse love with desire.

[bobbiecat]

Love her book "The Will to Change", not only it is a great to introduction to feminism and but also an eye opener to humanizing masculinity to something more real.

[dominicdoherty]

I just woke up and read the title as ‘hell books’ and was just like “yeah, sure why not”

[meownover]

9:45 interesting how even the "not like other girls" movement also seeks patriarchal approval despite rejecting the need to form relationships with men.

[issac]

I been long time entrap in the redpill ideology, even to some extend mgtow and incel. My love hate relationship w/ woman. reading Bell Hooks book was the final key to unlock the trap that I had willingly put myself in. I am still learning more about this and myself, so I hope eventually any man who are in this cycle can find peace and love that we all long to have.

[KarasawaL]

During my studies, I had the rare opportunity to speak with bell and listen in on her conversations. She lived in town, and took a vested interest in the students and college I attended (Berea College).

Feminism is for Everybody really lit a fire in me, and gave voice to a lot of thoughts I'd long had about what I would come to understand as intersectionality.

Thank you for this video!

[carljoseph]

Your channel is literally the only thing that gives me hope for humanity. I really hope your channel goes far your content is brilliant, I’m so glad that there is someone out there as willing as you are to do the research necessary to explain your topics. This one, as well as many others, could GENUINELY Change peoples minds if they would listen. I hope you go far Sisyphus

[funkbungus]

her book "The Will to Change" was the first time it clicked completely for me, because of the class analysis within it, and its insistence that the patriarchy oppresses men as well as women, just in different ways (Men must be the backbone, and show no emotion etc) . Much like Marx's points on the bourgeoisie being under the thumb of capitalism as much as the proletariat.

Which, even though I considered myself a feminist before reading it, I came to a fuller understanding of its integration into my total politics afterwards.

[ld-dmaker]

the most important thing to solving a problem, is transitioning from a "us vs them" mentality to "all of us vs the problem" one, division and polarization only keeps us fighting, but coming together to adress the problem itself responsibly is the path to positive change

[happygucci]

bell hooks saved lives
She articulated a system of oppressive forces : imperialist white supremacist capitalist patriarchy.
And as a cultural critic how she links racism, sexism mass media and market forces is brilliant
.A beautiful soul, a staggering intellect- her work continues to educate decolonize and liberate.
Thank you Gloria Watkins
🙏🏾💗

Her books have saved my life.

[dahat]

4:15 Calling us "lazy and unsophisticated" just because we don't know the specific terminology of a particular field of study really rubs me the wrong way. If you can't write a book that the general population can understand, it's not our fault; and if you do write a book for the general population, you're not calling us lazy, you just realize we have other things to do than look up niche vocabulary and dry scientific papers.

[snooplenny]

Great video, more people need to understand feminism and what it’s really about

[prajwaljayaraj]

Feminism is an integral part of our cultural progress and It sucks that people give it such a bad rep when in actuality it seeks to deconstruct and question all the cultural, social and legal precedents and practices that dehumanize men, women and those that identify as neither. Excited to see what you have to say.

[starfai]

excellent video!!! the importance of intersectionality within the feminist movement cannot be overstated: in order to build a world beyond sexism and patriarchal order, we must acknowledge the way gender roles interact and overlap with other forms of oppression, such as racism, queerphobia, class, and ability. Bell hooks was such a profound and insightful voice with regards to this subject, i would recommend her work to everyone interested in making the world a better place. thank you for your hard work exploring her ideas and sharing your thoughts <3

[benfelts]

Henry Giroux said in his introduction to "Feminism, Postmodernism, and Cultural Politics" that he wanted to dedicate his book to bell hooks for her "commitment to true pedagogy".

[TOracle]

One barrier my odd male mind once hung up on, was understanding the origin of sex inequality. Of course, that was simplistic stubbornness on my part.

The patriarchy is quite clearly the product of male violence, and the advantage that testosterone gives men in violent conflict. All oppression starts with violence. Women being less equipped for physical violence, were subject to oppression early on despite numeric equality. Other minorities have fallen to white heterosexual male violence, due to lower population numbers, and more powerful weaponry (guns), in the hands of European colonizers. This violence established the initial inequality, which is then sustained through, law, public policy, social norms, and of course, continued violence. Violence, which is also protected by the other three.

Upending this systematic oppression, requires action from the people who benefit the most from the system.

Those experiencing it will always do the largest part of that labor, suffering and even dying in the process. Those benefiting from the oppression, are the ones that have to change themselves for the oppression to actually end.

This is a hard truth, but it also reveals the path to progress. We have to recognize our own privilege and fight the inequality it creates. We have to be the example that we want to see in this life, and trust that it will come, however distant it continues to be.

[ozzy]

I love your channel. Thank you so much for this ❤

[katharine]

it's only been a few minutes since u posted this and there are already several misogynists commenting T-T great job with the video!! love ur content <33