We must protect the right of choice
Endangerment of those brave and bold voices
That standing against Roe
Has caused a legal blow
Calling us to rise up and rejoice

#abortionrights #roevwade #prochoice #feministmovement #ode #poetry

http://us.cnn.com/2023/04/08/politics/medication-abortion-texas-washington-fda/index.html

#SaraAhmed comments on that bell hooks quote with: "Ethnicity becomes spice is perhaps one of the most perfect descriptions of how racism operates in consumer culture!" What fantastic writing to provide such a concise description to learn and understand and teach! /end #FeministKilljoy #FeministMovement #bellhooks #BlackAuthors #books #bookstodon #AntiRacism

That #SaraAhmed ode has a brilliant quote from page 21 in bell hooks' "Black Looks: Race and Representation":
“The commodification of Otherness has been so successful because it is offered as a new delight, more intense, more satisfying than normal ways of doing and feeling. Within commodity culture, ethnicity becomes spice, seasoning that can liven up the dull dish that is mainstream white culture.” /2 #FeministKilljoy #bellhooks #FeministMovement #AntiRacism #BlackAuthors #books #bookstodon

Sara Ahmed wrote what I think is a beautiful ode to bell hooks: https://feministkilljoys.com/2022/09/20/feminism-as-lifework-a-dedication-to-bell-hooks/ Reading this is a great inspiration to end 2022 and begin 2023. I have "Ain't I a Woman" by bell hooks ready to read soon on my tablet. My anti-racist teachers have taught me that bell hooks is all about love, and what's not to like about that. Beautiful activism sounds like a good theme to take into 2023. #SaraAhmed #FeministKilljoy #bellhooks #FeministMovement #AntiRacism #BlackAuthors #books #bookstodon /1