Feminism Is for Everybody
Passionate Politics
by bell hooks, Amaia Apalauza Ollo · first published 2000
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Los medios conservadores presentan a las feministas como mujeres antihombres, siempre enfadadas. Pero muy al contrario, el feminismo ha logrado mejorar la vida de todas las personas. Gracias al feminismo, todos vivimos de forma más igualitaria: en el trabajo y en casa, en nuestras relaciones sociales y sexuales. Gracias al feminismo, la violencia doméstica ya no es un secreto, se ha normalizado el uso de anticonceptivos y todos somos un poco más libres. No obstante, el feminismo quería mucho más que la igualdad entre hombres y mujeres. Cuando hablaba de hermandad entre mujeres, quería super
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Great comment. If anyone would like to learn more about feminism, I can't recommend highly enough the book "Feminism is for Everybody" by bell hooks. I find a lot of commenters here and on other sites form (strong!) opinions about feminism and sexism despite not understanding basic concepts like privilege, oppression, and intersectionality.…
on “Announcing the Female Founders Conference (March 1)” ↗…said: "patriarchy" is most certainly NOT "vague and ill-defined to the point of meaninglessness". To say that is to dismiss decades of feminist work. If you are genuinely curious about this, the book Feminism is for Everybody (by bell hooks) is a great, accessible introduction to feminism and the (admittedly esoteric and ivory-towery) language you need to talk about it.
on “It's Different for Girls” ↗…scholarship and grassroots activism here, and all the complications and inconsistencies that implies. If you're looking for something in particular to make this case for you, I recommend reading the short book Feminism is for Everybody, by bell hooks, which does specifically talk about mens issues and how what she calls the patriarchal organization of society negatively affects men in different and unique ways (compared to women). But…
on “On incels, dead bedrooms and the hard problems of loneliness” ↗Just about anything by bell hooks. But if you want a specific starting point, try "Feminism is for Everybody".
on “The fight against sexism is not a free pass” ↗…in today's society [1], but there are ways to move forward in ways that benefit everyone [2]. [1] Perry, Grayson. The Descent of Man. United Kingdom: Penguin Publishing Group, 2017. [2] hooks, bell. Feminism is for Everybody: Passionate Politics. United Kingdom: Pluto Press, 2000.
on “Suicide Rates Are Up for Gen Z Across the Anglosphere, Especially for Girls” ↗