But all the conventionally known preachings of the book aside, she makes another very pertinent point about stripping the verbiage of jargon from all the academic work on feminism to make them more accessible to students and laymen alike, and working together to raise awareness of how feminism isn't inherently 'anti-men' or 'anti-religion' or even simply restricted to serving the interests of women in civilization, how feminism is for everybody. Feminism is a movement to end sexism, sexist exploitation, and oppression." I love this definition...I love it because it so clearly states that the movement is not about being anti-male. It makes it clear that the problem is sexism. And that clarity helps us remember that all of us, female and male, have been socialized from birth on to accept sexist thought and action. As a consequence, females can be just as sexist as men. And while that does not excuse or justify male domination, it does mean that it would be naive and wrong-minded for feminist thinkers to see the movement as simplistically being for women against men. To end patriarchy (another way of naming the institutionalized sexism) we need to be clear that we are all participants in perpetuating sexism until we change our minds and hearts, until we let go of sexist thought and action and replace it with feminist thought and action." Este pequeñito gran libro logro darle un giro de 180º a lo que yo consideraba como feminismo, bell hooks (si, con minúscula) hace una revisión profunda del movimiento feminista en todos sus más importantes temas de abordaje como la violencia, las relaciones, la espiritualidad, etc. Rescata y aboga por un feminismo radical, como el único modo de realizar cambios sustanciales en las estructuras patriarcales, por su lado critica los movimientos reformistas debido a su carácter débil e incluso imitador del sistema opresor, de ese modo hace una constante critica a las mujeres blancas supremacistas que se han apoderado del feminismo como una causa que solo ellas pueden liderar, defendiendo intereses egoístas mientras invisibilizan a otras mujeres e incluso reproducen las mismas prácticas sexistas que en un principio defendían erradicar. Yang paling fatal menurutku ada pada kalimat "Perempuan-perempuan heteroseksual yang memilih hubungan sesama jenis karena benar-benar merasa kecewa dengan laki-laki sekarang bergabung dengan para lesbian radikal." Right at the beginning the author states that the book's goal is to provide an accessible "guide" to feminism for all.

As a consequence, by not providing any material that would support her statements the author can (and does) disguise her personal opinions as facts a bit too often for my liking. She builds questionable arguments and throughout the book develops the problem of stating things that are historically inaccurate. As a scholar I find it unacceptable.

What Is Semantic Scholar?

Her book, “Feminism is for Everybody: Passionate Politics,” was written in a very similar tenor as the previous book I posted about, “Feminist Theory: From Margin to Center.” The difference is that the former is a discussion of multiple aspects of intersectional feminism, where as the latter mostly examines its theory. If I were to advise which book to read first, “Passionate Politics” is a little shorter and more accessible if you’re new to the topic. Either way, they are both excellent and consistent.

Buku ini diklaim bisa menjadi buku pegangan bagi orang-orang yang masih awam mengenai feminisme, dengan klaim bahwa buku-buku feminisme yang lain masih penuh dengan jargon yang kurang dimengerti oleh orang-orang yang masih awam mengenai feminisme. Hematnya, feminisme ada untuk membuka dan menawarkan opsi kepada perempuan dengan upaya-upaya mengakhiri seksisme, diskriminasi gender, dan menciptakan kesetaraan. I'm very glad I read this book. The intersectional discussion of feminism was really interesting and made a lot of sense. There's a big emphasis on intersectionality in feminism nowadays, which I appreciate and agree with, but it's been a little difficult for me to envision how everything would work together in terms of policy and activism. This book was so helpful in this regard, and in that sense it was very valuable to me. I also really appreciated the more personal bits where bell hooks talked about her own life and how she came to be a feminist.Where I stand unconvinced is the idea that feminism is for "everybody." No ideology has every answer and the attempt to apply it everywhere always fails. Where said ideology is weak is where its downfall occurs. In this case it is the inability of feminism to be resolved with class, likely because class politics is often the central concern of men. This in turn limits what intersectionality can do politically. At the same time, there is no accounting for feminism's weak points. The feminism of the variety championed by Hooks, which has since become ascendant, will have unintended negative consequences. The persistent failure of thinkers, be they communists, Randians, or feminists to accept limitations on their ideology or account for possible future failure is depressing, but it seems inevitable. Honestly, I could go on for quite a while here pointing out the inaccurate, offensive and nonsensical bits, but I won't. En cuanto a por dónde empezar a leer libros feministas, es decir, de qué libros nutrirnos para tener una toma de conciencia feminista, “El feminismo es para todo el mundo” es una de las mejores opciones que vais a encontrar. Yo llego tarde a él, no lo conocía hace dos años cuando empecé a leer feminismos, y quizá por ese motivo a mí no me ha resultado un libro mágico y de descubrimiento. Sin embargo, sí es un libro mágico y maravilloso si acabas de empezar a leer feminismos, o has leído pocos, o no has leído desde la diversidad, y solo has leído feminismo blanco y europeo. «Antes de que las mujeres pudiéramos cambiar el patriarcado, teníamos que cambiarnos a nosotras mismas, teníamos que tomar conciencia.»

Every chapter contained some snide asides or bitter remarks on people hooks claims aren't "real feminists", anyone who doesn't align with hooks' own personal opinion was sidelined. She often bemoaned the fact that these fake feminist women are often the ones who get the media attention and become the face of the movement, like, honey??? are you aware that you are one of the most famous feminists in the world??? Why are you so bitter? It was hella weird and unprofessional, and not the right place for a book that claims to be a primer for basic feminist theory. Pertama aku mau bahas faktor dari segi bahasa ya. Meskipun ini bukan alasanku DNF buku ini, tapi ini menjadi salah satu alasanku untuk memberikan rating rendah. I would never recommend it as an introduction. No one barely becoming interested wants to know only why feminism failed or who broke it, when so many would dispute that it even was diminished. This book would turn off any newcomer. Tujuan dasar feminisme visioner adalah menciptakan strategi-strategi untuk mengubah nasib semua perempuan dan meningkatkan kekuatan pribadi mereka." (hlm. 152) Selesai baca ini, aku ingin mengulik lebih jauh tentang feminisme terutama dalam konteks pemikiran dan praktiknya di Indonesia. Ada satu buku incaran yang sudah kucatat yang ditulis oleh seorang Indonesia.Wow, for a short book, without too many five dollar words, this work is extremely thorough and requires a lot of work and contemplation on the part of the reader.

Hooks nos habla del sexismo, machismo, sororidad, racismo, lesbofobia, transfobia y lucha de clases dentro del propio feminismo. Es uno de los libros más libres y llenos de claridad que he leído. Y es que, como señala continuamente, primero tenemos que deconstruirnos nosotras para después poder destruir, juntas, el sistema patriarcal, racista, lesbófobo, tránsfobo y clasista, en el que las mujeres no se ayudan, se atacan. Creo que esto es algo bastante esencial y que sigue siendo necesario a estas alturas. Hasta que no aprendamos a que se tienen que atacar los discursos, no las personas. Hasta que no aprendamos a que todas tenemos los mismos derechos y todas tenemos una voz. Hasta que no aprendamos a que nuestras diferencias nos hacen más fuertes, no más débiles. Hasta entonces, habrá que seguir luchando no solo contra el sistema, también contra los discursos dentro del feminismo.If I had been a newcomer the aforementioned issues would have immediately turned me off and I'd have abandoned this book. As someone who is more familiar with feminism I finished it out of spite. Defiende en cada punto la importancia de tomar en cuenta la interseccionalidad de la raza y la situación socioeconómica junto con el género, de lo contrario no se llegara a ningún lado, el patriarcado continuara fortalecido y el feminismo debilitado. Además hooks justifica porque El Feminismo es Para Todo el Mundo, porque no es como piensan muchos y lamentablemente algunas supuestas feministas, que es una confrontación de mujeres contra hombres pues eso solo reproduce la política patriarcal de divide y vencerás, porque los hombres también pueden ser aliados, ser feministas y defender la causa, ya que el patriarcado también les afecta, así como a los niños y los ancianos. “La seguridad y la continuidad de la vida en el planeta requiere que los hombres se hagan feministas.” hooks también remarca en la importancia de crear espacios feministas en la educación o en el hogar, en hacer del feminismo algo accesible a todos y no una cuestión elitista que solo ciertos intelectuales puedan entender.