bell hooks on Feminism

“Feminism is not simply a struggle to end male chauvinism or a movement to ensure that women have equal rights with men; It is a commitment to eradicating the ideology of domination that permeates Western culture on various levels—sex, race, class to name a few—and a commitment to reorganizing U.S. society so that the self-development of people can take precedence over imperialism, economic expansion and material desires.”

—Bell Hooks

I took a course on gender, race, and class in the media earlier this year; the class itself and, more importantly, my professor left an indelible impact. I used to be afraid of feminism (the connotation), I used to be one of those girls who would inadvertently diminish any opinion by ending with “…but I’m not a feminist or anything.”

But I am. And this quote says it all.

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