"Le drag met en scène et soutient des formes de féminité qui servent principalement les intérêts patriarcaux."
"Le drag met en scène et rend explicites des rituels de genre banals et quotidiens et, par cette répétition d'actions genrées, suggère que les présomptions essentialistes sur les genres corrects ou authentiques peuvent être retravaillées (Butler, 1990, p.338) ; la vue d'une personne avec des organes génitaux masculins reproduisant la féminité rend apparents les mécanismes sociaux de l'oppression de genre, de sorte qu'un public peut en voir les rouages."
Choisir d'apparaître comme une "femme" alors que l'on est un homme est toujours considéré comme une perte, comme un choix qui ne mérite que le ridicule" (hooks, 1992, p.145).
Love Does Not Abuse: The Parenting Philosophy of bell hooks
R.L. Stollar
"part of undoing patriarchy in the context of a family must involve rejecting the use of domination as a parenting or caretaking principle. “Whenever domination is present,” hooks warns, “love is lacking.” Domination comes from living in “white supremacist capitalist patriarchal cultures,” where “children do not have rights.” "
When thinking about #moderation, federation, and #defederation, it's important to center why we are engaging in these activities in the first place: to make decisions about interpersonal boundaries and accountability.
Accountability is a practice of honoring connection and repairing harm through active listening and mutual acknowledgement of context and power.
"The core of feminist masculinity is a commitment to gender equality and mutuality as crucial to interbeing and partnership in the creating and sustaining of life. Such a commitment always privileges nonviolent action over violence, peace over war, life over death."
"What sets #Barbie apart is its introduction to the mainstream of an idea introduced by feminists like #bellhooks – that men too can benefit from #feminism and are actively harmed by the capitalist patriarchal systems that allow a small group of men to dominate society while individual men get to dominate their homes and workplaces, isolating themselves from their family and inner selves in the process."
"One of the ironies of the culture of greed is that the people who profit the most from earnings they have not worked to attain are the most eager to insist that the poor and working classes can only value material resources attained through hard work. Of course, they are merely establishing a belief system that protects their class interests and lessens their accountability to those who are without privilege."
I found this sad copy of #AllAboutLove by #BellHooks in a local #LittleFreeLibrary . It's been on my TBR for a while, so I've collected this one so it will be read one last time before being put to rest. But these pages are heartbreaking.
I miss bell hooks. She was such an unassailable and unstoppable teacher and scholar. Her critiques were incisive, uniquely illuminating and so life-affirming—and filled with love. A profound critical thinker and activist. 🖤 #bellhooks#BlackMastodon#Mastodon