![]() ![]() Those simple terms? “ To indoctrinate boys into the rules of patriarchy, we force them to feel pain and to deny their feelings.”Īnd another: “Learning to wear a mask (that word already embedded in the term “masculinity”) is the first lesson in patriarchal masculinity that a boy learns. ![]() ![]() While we all mourn her loss, it’s important for the men who have been impacted by her work - and her frank discussion of how the patriarchy harms men (even when they benefit and can oppress others by the power of it) as well as women and how all people need to link arms to dismantle it for their emotional and mental health - to sit and reflect on her legacy with these quotes, and to share these quotes with other men in the world who might need it. ![]() Her 2004 book, The Will to Change: Men, Masculinity, and Love taught men how to, well, be better and more full men, and explained in simple terms how the patriarchy harms them. She also - critically and importantly - made feminism make sense for men. She was also a prolific author - and had published more than 30 books in her lifetime. She was one of the country’s foremost feminist scholars - and was often celebrated for her deeply accessible writing on the intersection of race, gender, and sexuality. On December 15, 2021, the family of bell hooks announced that the lauded feminist thinker, author, professor, and social activist, had passed away at the age of 69. ![]()
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