Feminist Theory: From Margin to Center

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Only after recognition of common differences is acknowledged and the diversity of women's condition is made central to the feminist framework can the feminist movement move forward.

“Only after the recognition of common differences ~s acknowledged and the diversity of women's condition is made central to the feminist framework, can the feminist movement move forward.”

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Hooks contends that if feminists are to succeed in creating a viable mass movement against sexual oppression, it must account for the complexity and diversity of female experience and cease catering to the needs of a privileged few.

“Hooks contends that if feminists are to succeed in creating a viable mass movement against sexual oppression , it must account for the complexity and diversity of female experience and cease catering to the needs of a privileged few.”

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Hooks comments that it was a mark of race and class privilege, as well as expression of freedom from many constraints of sexism placed upon working class women, that middle-class white women were able to make their interests the primary focus of the feminist movement and employ a rhetoric of commonality that made their condition synonymous with oppression.

“Furthermore, she comments that “It was a mark of race and class privilege, as well as the expression of treedom from many constraints of sexism placed upon working class women, that middle-class white women were able to make their interests the primary focus of the feminist movement and employ a rhetoric of commo~lity that made their condition synonymous with oppression .””

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Hooks begins her discussion with a critique of the contemporary feminist movement that asserts that feminism in the U.S. has never emerged from the women who are the most victimized by sexist oppression-all non-white women and poor women.

“She be9ins her discussion with a critique of the contemporary feminist movement that asserts that “Feminism in the u.s. has never emerged from the women who are the most victimized by sexist oppression; women who arE' daily beaten down, mentally, physically and spiritually --women who are powerless to change thei~ condition in life: all non-white women and poor women.””

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From Margin to Center delineates the nexus of race, class, and sexual oppression upon the lives of Black women.

“From Margin to Center, a leading work in an emergent body-of literature written by Black feminists, clearly delineates the nexus of race, class and sexual oppression upon the lives of Black women.”

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Hooks' book addresses major contradictions within the U.S. feminist movement, including Eurocentrism, elitism, opportunism, romanticism of sisterhood, and a false consciousness that targets men as the enemy and deflects attention from an economic system based on exploitation, racism, and sexual discrimination.

“Hooks' new book speaks directly to major contradictions within the feminist movement in the United States: Eurocentrism, elitism, opportunism, romaniticism of sisterhood, and a false consciousness which targets men as the enemy and deflects attention from an economic system based upon exploitation, racism and sexual discrimination.”

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A viable feminist framework must acknowledge that women are divided by sexist attitudes, racism, class privilege, and other prejudices, which have precluded their coming together and organizing effectively.

“A viable feminist framework must acknowledge that “women are divided by sexist attitudes, racism, class privilege , and a host of other I prejudices” which have 3 precluded their coming together and organizing effectively .”

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Hooks, Davis and Joseph collectively provide a rationale for Black women's necessary participation in the feminist movement on their own terms.

“Bell Hooks' earlier work, Ain't I a W oman: Black Wome and Feminism (1981); Gloria I .Joseph and Jill Lewis', Commo Differences (1981); and Angela Y. Davis', Women, Rac-;;-a:n Class (1983), collectively provide a rationale for Blac ;o;nen' s necessRry participation in the feminist movement o our own terms .”

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• cites Joseph and Lewis, Common DifferencesNot matched

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Hooks, Davis and Joseph contradict the notion that the feminist movement belongs to white women (middle-class white women at that), and challenge the idea that Black women do not have legitimate concerns related to gender and exploitation.

“Furthermore, these authors do however, contradict the notion that the feminist movement belongs to white women (middle-class white women at that), and challenge the 1.dea that Black women do not have legitimate concerns related to gender and exploitation.”

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Together, these works have explored Black women's multifaceted history and its various permutations: the impact of racism on Black women during slavery, the devaluation of Black womanhood, racism within the contemporary feminist movement, the relationship between mothers and daughters, sexual attitudes and sexuality, housework, birth control and struggle.

“Together, these works hav~ explored ou multifaceted history and its various permutations: the impac of racism on Black women during slavery, the devaluation of Black womanhood, racism within the contemporary feminist movement, the relationship between mothers and daughters, sexual atitudes and sexuality, housework, birth control and struggle.”

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• cites Joseph and Lewis, Common DifferencesNot matched

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Women who were not opposed to patriarchy, capitalism, classism or racism labeled themselves feminists, yet claimed sisterhood with the very women they sought to silence and exclude from the struggle.

“Women who were not opposed to patriarchy, capitalism, classism or racism, labeled themselves feminists; yet these women claimed sisterhood with the very women they sought to silence and exclude from the struggle.”

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Hooks, Davis and Joseph see Black women's feminist concerns as undeniable and speak in direct contrast to Black and African women (and men) who believe Black American and African women should beware of the term feminism as suspect, negative, and usually associated with middle-class white American women.

“Hooks, Davis and Joseph see Black women 's feminist concerns as undeniable and they speak in direct contrast to Black and African women (and men) who preoccupied by reactions to racism, cast aspersions and espouse the belief that ... Black American and African women should beware of the term 'feminism ' which is suspect, negative and usually associated with middle-class white American women who (e”

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• cites Joseph and Lewis, Common DifferencesNot matched

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To transform feminism, Hooks suggests that feminism be defined clearly as a movement to end sexist oppression as well as other forms of oppression and domination-not as a movement promoting a life-style choice or as gaining equality with men within an oppressive and exploitative system.

“To transform feminism and raise it fron this quagmire, Hooks suggests that feminism be define( clearly, as a movement to end sexist oppression as well a1 other forms of oppression and domination --not as a movemen1 promotinq a life-style choice or as gaining equality with me1 within an oppressive and exploitative system.”

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Hooks, Davis and Joseph express repugnance for racism and elitism's tenacious grip on the feminist movement and its alienation of women of color.

“Instead, they express repugnance for its tenacious grip on the movement and its alienation of women of color.”

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In her conclusion, Hooks enjoins women and men to support feminism and to restore its revolutionary life force by rethinking and reshaping its direction so that the experiences of people on the margin who suffer sexist oppression and other forms of group oppression are understood, addressed and incorporated into the making of theory and the planning of action.

“In her conclusion, Roods enjoins women and men to support feminism and to restore its revolutionary life force by “rethinking and reshaping its direction so that the experiences of people on the margin who suffer sexist oppression and other forms of group oppression are understood, addressed and incor~rated into the making of theory and the planning of action.””

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The movement's stagnation and isolation form the very forces who could have galvanized feminism into a legitimate mass-based organization.

“Hence, the movement's stagnation and isolation form the very forces who could have galvanized feminism into a legitimate masf based organization .”

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Hooks argues effectively for an analysis that acknowledges the interdependence of race, sex and class and the necessity of fighting them through a combined and multi-pronged strategy.

“she pulls together the various strands and argues effectively for an analysis which acknowledges the interdependence of race, sex and class and the necessity of fighting them through a combined and multi-pronged strategy .”

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Black women's struggle is defined as one against the combined forces of racial, sexual, and class oppression.

“Instead, our struggle is defined as one against the combined forces of racial, sexual , and class oppression.”

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Women are not a monolith; there is diversity, conflict, and differences in spite of the commonality of gender.

“women are not a monolithj group; there is diversity , there is conflict, and there are differences in spite of the commonality of gender.”

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Hooks sidesteps Marxist orthodoxy of focusing on class to the exclusion of all else, transcends nationalist thinking of defining race as the sole barrier, and refuses to be seduced by the lure of sisterhood with women who have coopted feminism and appropriated it as a vehicle for their own self-serving needs.

“Hooks s killfully sidesteps the Marxist orthodxy of myoptically focusing on class to the exclusion of all else ; she transcends the nationalist thinking of defining race as the sole barrier ; and she refuses to be seduced by the lure of sisterhood with women who have coopted feminism and appropriated it as a vehicle for their own self-serving needs.”

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Men are not allowed to abdicate their obligation to struggle with women in bringing about an end to exploitation based upon race, class and sex.

“A. nd, men too, are not allowed to abdicate their obligation to struggle with women in bringing about an end to exploitation based upon race, class and sex .”

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Black women and other women of color are addressed and identified as principal characters in the struggle against sexism; they are brought front stage, center, no longer relegated to the wings.

“Black women and other women of color are addressed and identified as principal characters in the struggle against sexism; they are brought front stage , center, no longer relegated to the wings.”