Bell Hooks Quotes about Choices

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Being oppressed means the absence of choices

Being oppressed means the absence of choices

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Mean, Choices, Absence

bell hooks (2014). “Feminist Theory: From Margin to Center”, p.22, Routledge

Choosing to be honest is the first step in the process of love. There is no practitioner of love who deceives. Once the choice has been made to be honest, then the next step on love's path is communication.

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Communication, Choices, Next Steps

Like many white liberals, Ken sees the whiteness of his social life as more an accident of circumstance than a choice. He would welcome greater diversity in the neighbourhood. However, he does not consciously do enough work either in his social life or in the larger community to make that diversity possible.

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White, Diversity, Choices

bell hooks (2013). “Teaching Community: A Pedagogy of Hope”, p.55, Routledge