Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot
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A New York Times Bestseller
A Washington Post Notable Nonfiction Book of 2020
A potent and electrifying critique of today's feminist movement announcing a fresh new voice in black feminism
My wish is that every white woman who calls herself a feminist （as I do） will read this book in a state of hushed and humble respect。 --Elizabeth Gilbert
Today's feminist movement has a glaring blind spot， and paradoxically， it is women。 Mainstream feminists rarely talk about meeting basic needs as a feminist issue， argues Mikki Kendall， but food insecurity， access to quality education， safe neighborhoods， a living wage， and medical care are all feminist issues。 All too often， however， the focus is not on basic survival for the many， but on increasing privilege for the few。 That feminists refuse to prioritize these issues has only exacerbated the age-old problem of both internecine discord and women who rebuff at carrying the title。 Moreover， prominent white feminists broadly suffer from their own myopia with regard to how things like race， class， sexual orientation， and ability intersect with gender。 How can we stand in solidarity as a movement， Kendall asks， when there is the distinct likelihood that some women are oppressing others？
In her searing collection of essays， Mikki Kendall takes aim at the legitimacy of the modern feminist movement， arguing that it has chronically failed to address the needs of all but a few women。 Drawing on her own experiences with hunger， violence， and hypersexualization， along with incisive commentary on politics， pop culture， the stigma of mental health， and more， Hood Feminism delivers an irrefutable indictment of a movement in flux。 An unforgettable debut， Kendall has written a ferocious clarion call to all would-be feminists to live out the true mandate of the movement in thought and in deed。
A Washington Post Notable Nonfiction Book of 2020
A potent and electrifying critique of today's feminist movement announcing a fresh new voice in black feminism
My wish is that every white woman who calls herself a feminist （as I do） will read this book in a state of hushed and humble respect。 --Elizabeth Gilbert
Today's feminist movement has a glaring blind spot， and paradoxically， it is women。 Mainstream feminists rarely talk about meeting basic needs as a feminist issue， argues Mikki Kendall， but food insecurity， access to quality education， safe neighborhoods， a living wage， and medical care are all feminist issues。 All too often， however， the focus is not on basic survival for the many， but on increasing privilege for the few。 That feminists refuse to prioritize these issues has only exacerbated the age-old problem of both internecine discord and women who rebuff at carrying the title。 Moreover， prominent white feminists broadly suffer from their own myopia with regard to how things like race， class， sexual orientation， and ability intersect with gender。 How can we stand in solidarity as a movement， Kendall asks， when there is the distinct likelihood that some women are oppressing others？
In her searing collection of essays， Mikki Kendall takes aim at the legitimacy of the modern feminist movement， arguing that it has chronically failed to address the needs of all but a few women。 Drawing on her own experiences with hunger， violence， and hypersexualization， along with incisive commentary on politics， pop culture， the stigma of mental health， and more， Hood Feminism delivers an irrefutable indictment of a movement in flux。 An unforgettable debut， Kendall has written a ferocious clarion call to all would-be feminists to live out the true mandate of the movement in thought and in deed。
Reviews
Heather Rand
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This was a very eye opening read。 As a black woman who considers herself to be very forward thinking， I realized I still had some learning to do， not just inside my own community but outside of it as well。 Hood Feminism touches on issues within the LGBT+ community as well as the Latino and Native American community。 I think it’s easy especially during times when the world seems dreary to focus on issues that only affect yourself as an individual or others who are apart of your own community and This was a very eye opening read。 As a black woman who considers herself to be very forward thinking， I realized I still had some learning to do， not just inside my own community but outside of it as well。 Hood Feminism touches on issues within the LGBT+ community as well as the Latino and Native American community。 I think it’s easy especially during times when the world seems dreary to focus on issues that only affect yourself as an individual or others who are apart of your own community and not realize how others outside of it are also marginalized and are also suffering differently， but similarly。 This book also made be uncover my own basis when it comes to class and being more privileged than other individuals despite being marginalized in other ways。 In order for anyone to be an ally， they/we must be willing to learn， listen， and be educated which I feel this book has done in an extremely well written way。 The only fault I have in this book is that while the author did well by trying to be inclusive of all marginalized communities， I think some topics of those other marginalized communities should have been reserved for their own chapter for further discussion or another book in whole。 Otherwise， a great well written and educating read。 If you don’t feel uncomfortable at some point you may need to start the whole chapter or even - the whole book over。 。。。more
Amanda
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I was excited to realize Mikki Kendall wrote this book， as she wrote a great graphic novel about women rights activists throughout history that I read and enjoyed last year。 This book achieves a similarly impressive feat of covering so many different and wide-ranging topics in a medium length book。 Additionally， it does so with a good balance between facts or stats and personal stories; for example， "End of Policing" heavily leans on facts and stats， and while those can be very telling and impor I was excited to realize Mikki Kendall wrote this book， as she wrote a great graphic novel about women rights activists throughout history that I read and enjoyed last year。 This book achieves a similarly impressive feat of covering so many different and wide-ranging topics in a medium length book。 Additionally， it does so with a good balance between facts or stats and personal stories; for example， "End of Policing" heavily leans on facts and stats， and while those can be very telling and important， you can get bogged down in them without remembering the overall message the stats portray。 Similar to the graphic novel， the chapters can sometimes feel clunky， with some repeating themselves or straying from the main chapter's point， but the amount of information she was able to pack in the book is worth it。 The most impactful chapter to do this for me was about the Murdered and Missing women; the statistics themselves are absolutely crushing， but the story Kendall writes around those stats strongly illustrate her point: white， mainstream feminism focuses their energy on lofty， high goals for middle-class women， while women of color are just literally fighting to survive and can't even get as much help。 。。。more
Laura Alvarado
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What an eye-opening read。 I would recommend anyone that calls themselves a feminist （and those who wish to） read this。 This book is not meant to be easy， it will call you out and make you feel uncomfortable。 It will challenge your viewpoints on why equal pay is a pillar of feminism， but hunger and access to resources for all isn't at the forefront of the movement。 It will give statistics and anecdotes that make your heart feel heavy and the world seem discouraging。 But through it all， it's impor What an eye-opening read。 I would recommend anyone that calls themselves a feminist （and those who wish to） read this。 This book is not meant to be easy， it will call you out and make you feel uncomfortable。 It will challenge your viewpoints on why equal pay is a pillar of feminism， but hunger and access to resources for all isn't at the forefront of the movement。 It will give statistics and anecdotes that make your heart feel heavy and the world seem discouraging。 But through it all， it's important to remember that while this is your reality while reading the book， this is the every day reality for women who experience this。We need to do better， and more than being an ally， we need to be accomplices。 It starts with reading this and educating yourself。 It shouldn't be the burden of marginalized communities to fight for their rights， it's time for feminism to represent everyone。 。。。more
Rachel
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Really great entry point if you’re someone interested in learning more about intersectional feminism。 Covers so many essential topics from the housing crisis to reproductive justice to education， and Kendall does a great job weaving in stats and personal experience to educate the reader。Personally I’ve read a lot on this topic over the last 5+ years， so this book mostly just helped reaffirm a lot of things I already knew， but I do feel like this is an important book to read for any self-identify Really great entry point if you’re someone interested in learning more about intersectional feminism。 Covers so many essential topics from the housing crisis to reproductive justice to education， and Kendall does a great job weaving in stats and personal experience to educate the reader。Personally I’ve read a lot on this topic over the last 5+ years， so this book mostly just helped reaffirm a lot of things I already knew， but I do feel like this is an important book to read for any self-identifying feminist。 Feminism CAN be toxic and harmful。 It’s crucial to understand why intersectionality is essential to the movement， and how you can focus on reframing the way you see feminist issues through a more inclusive lens。 。。。more
Nora
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This book gave me a lot to think about as a feminist who happens to be white。 Kendall sagely redefines feminist goals， to include taking on racism， poverty， gun violence， ableism and housing。 Her book is a detailed manifesto that takes Paul Wellstone's "we all do better when we all do better" and tells the reader what is needed for us to do better while cautioning against saviorism。 It also made me consider who I picture as the feminist leaders of today， as opposed to the white-washed leadership This book gave me a lot to think about as a feminist who happens to be white。 Kendall sagely redefines feminist goals， to include taking on racism， poverty， gun violence， ableism and housing。 Her book is a detailed manifesto that takes Paul Wellstone's "we all do better when we all do better" and tells the reader what is needed for us to do better while cautioning against saviorism。 It also made me consider who I picture as the feminist leaders of today， as opposed to the white-washed leadership of my youth。 Her notes on anger resonated with me， and reminded me of the observations of T-Nehisi Coates about how we grow up on the sanitized history of the Civil Rights movement， revering non-violent responses - candlelight vigils， thoughts and prayers - to acts of great violence against oppressed or marginalized individuals and communities。 Much to consider。 。。。more
Lisa K
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An exploration of how black feminism is different than white。 I guess class plays a part？ Kendall focuses on her own experience which includes poverty during childhood and some of adulthood。 Asserts that "the feminist movement" needs to fight poverty， understand different experiences in education and housing， etc。 "As feminists， we need to take critical， radical measures in listening to women in the poorest communities about what they want and need instead of projecting narratives of ignorance o An exploration of how black feminism is different than white。 I guess class plays a part？ Kendall focuses on her own experience which includes poverty during childhood and some of adulthood。 Asserts that "the feminist movement" needs to fight poverty， understand different experiences in education and housing， etc。 "As feminists， we need to take critical， radical measures in listening to women in the poorest communities about what they want and need instead of projecting narratives of ignorance on them。" p。 94Interesting points: - "Black feminism 。。。 recognizes that fighting the white supremacist patriarchy outside the community is different that fighting toxic masculinity inside the community。" p 71- "Media depictions of code-switching tend to center on external changes such as altering your speech and changing your hairstyle， makeup， and body language， but the reality is that code switching goes much deeper than that。 Girls in the hood have to navigate stressors， bury traumas， and still carve out space to be human。 Their efforts to do so are often pathologized as ghetto or silly by people who are more concerned with respectability than anything else。。。。When the girls who aren't middle class get colorful hairstyles， seek the petty consumer goods that are on display or act in ways that are even the slightest bit outside of 'proper，' they can find themselves on the wrong end of the system they are still trying to navigate。" p。 79 。。。more
Cherie In the Dooryard
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I read this slowly， over time， which I think was the way to go。 There is a lot packed in here。 At times I wished for more storytelling， data， or examples of activism; some essays are just recitations of issues without a compelling central core。 But there's no denying that Kendall has thought far more about this issue than others and that the intersections that she explores between race， class， and patriarchy are real and problematic。 I read this slowly， over time， which I think was the way to go。 There is a lot packed in here。 At times I wished for more storytelling， data， or examples of activism; some essays are just recitations of issues without a compelling central core。 But there's no denying that Kendall has thought far more about this issue than others and that the intersections that she explores between race， class， and patriarchy are real and problematic。 。。。more
Elisa Etrari
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a good read for someone not familiar with intersectional feminism， and also given it was released in February 2020 all the topics included are not as eye-opening as they would have been without a summer of educating and reading about intersectionality due to blm。 my main critique is about the one-dimensional white feminist woman she portrays， which only gives "lip service" （if I hear this phrase one more time） to the problems of black women: not to invalidate her points， and of course girl boss a good read for someone not familiar with intersectional feminism， and also given it was released in February 2020 all the topics included are not as eye-opening as they would have been without a summer of educating and reading about intersectionality due to blm。 my main critique is about the one-dimensional white feminist woman she portrays， which only gives "lip service" （if I hear this phrase one more time） to the problems of black women: not to invalidate her points， and of course girl boss feminists are like she portrays them， but a deeper dive into white feminism without the stereotypes would have been more interesting for me。 I felt like I was reading a book written in 2005， not 2020。 。。。more
Karishma
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This has been on my list for a while， and I'm glad I finally read it！ Chapter by chapter， Kendall discusses various topics that are feminist issues， but are not being treated as such because of the types of women it impacts （typically non-white and poor women）。 She articulates gaps in current， mainstream feminism and the direct harm it does。 It took me a while to finish it， because this is not a book I could just speed through。 I had to read 1-2 chapters at a time， because the content was dense This has been on my list for a while， and I'm glad I finally read it！ Chapter by chapter， Kendall discusses various topics that are feminist issues， but are not being treated as such because of the types of women it impacts （typically non-white and poor women）。 She articulates gaps in current， mainstream feminism and the direct harm it does。 It took me a while to finish it， because this is not a book I could just speed through。 I had to read 1-2 chapters at a time， because the content was dense for me （despite being written approachably and comprehensibly）。 Would definitely pick it back up again to continue thinking about the points she makes。 。。。more
Julia Hunter
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A must read for people on an anti-racism journey and journey of feminism for all。 Makes so many great points on the problematic nature of mainstream feminism。 Thoroughly enjoyed！
Courtney Mosier Warren
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This book is written for white women more than anyone else。 Regardless of whether you identify as a “feminist” or not， we have directly benefited from feminism in a way that marginalized communities have not。 This book sits heavy。 It doesn’t beat around the bush。 It makes the reader look directly in the eye of their personal beliefs and challenges them。 I’m still processing a lot of the information from this book， it sticks around in my mind and I find myself going back to many of the arguments This book is written for white women more than anyone else。 Regardless of whether you identify as a “feminist” or not， we have directly benefited from feminism in a way that marginalized communities have not。 This book sits heavy。 It doesn’t beat around the bush。 It makes the reader look directly in the eye of their personal beliefs and challenges them。 I’m still processing a lot of the information from this book， it sticks around in my mind and I find myself going back to many of the arguments throughout the day。 My biggest take away is that marginalized communities don’t just need allies within feminism， but instead need accomplices: those who are willing to actually risk things in order to see others succeed。 。。。more
AnnaNeverLands
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this is such an important read for anyone who considers themselves a feminist。 （it would be ideal if everyone read it， but what are the chances of that）。it touches heavy topics that invoke discussions that are considered taboo but that we have to have。
Nathan Wilson
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Fantastic book for understanding a more inclusive feminism。
Jack Connolly
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To call a book， movie， music “important，” has become really hyperbolic nowadays， and as a middle aged white man， I want to give full context to my review （sorry if that sounded very snide or pompous）。 That all being said， I am glad this book exists for the purpose of bringing representation to all perspectives in life。 In this case， the struggles in feminism， particularly for the POC community （in this case， from the perspective of a black author）。 I found it incredibly compelling and really cha To call a book， movie， music “important，” has become really hyperbolic nowadays， and as a middle aged white man， I want to give full context to my review （sorry if that sounded very snide or pompous）。 That all being said， I am glad this book exists for the purpose of bringing representation to all perspectives in life。 In this case， the struggles in feminism， particularly for the POC community （in this case， from the perspective of a black author）。 I found it incredibly compelling and really challenged my understanding and really made me want to dig further into it。 It’s a book that wants to challenge what you know and what you may not， it’s a continuous journey。 I hope more voices， such as this author， will be able to continue this dialogue。 I thought this book was terrific， tragic but hopeful。 Highly recommend to everyone！ 。。。more
Angela
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Why I'm interested in this book at the first placeOne of the books mentioned in 19 BLACK FEMINIST BOOKS YOU NEED IN YOUR LIBRARY， via Book RiotLink: https://bookriot。com/black-feminist-b。。。What do I think of this book。。。 now that I've done reading itFirst things first， the topics covered by Kendall is America-centric， but for general knowledge on feminism， is pretty interesting to learn about。She brought issues that affected not only Black women， but also WOC， Indegigous women and also the folks Why I'm interested in this book at the first placeOne of the books mentioned in 19 BLACK FEMINIST BOOKS YOU NEED IN YOUR LIBRARY， via Book RiotLink: https://bookriot。com/black-feminist-b。。。What do I think of this book。。。 now that I've done reading itFirst things first， the topics covered by Kendall is America-centric， but for general knowledge on feminism， is pretty interesting to learn about。She brought issues that affected not only Black women， but also WOC， Indegigous women and also the folks in LGBTQA community， on the struggle that they still face in a feminist system that is white feminist-centric。Issue covered that occurs in every walks of life including education， stereotypes， economics， crime/justice system， among others。 + 1。 I love the way the book is written， it like reading a（n） unofficial text book on feminism。2。 How she explain the setbacks in the context as a whole with current issue as case studies。 - 1。 As this book presented as a collection of essays， I understand that include personal stories to be as empathetic。 I don't know why， but I prefer her commentaries on society as whole， but not her on a personal level。 Made me sound cold by mentioning this。 Get this 1。 If you gender studies in the context of current issues （this book was published in 2020）。2。 If you're interested in feminism from the perspective of Black women as whole。 This book is a good start。 。。。more
Lauren
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This book should be required reading。 All incoming college freshman should get a copy for their communications/English 101 class and have to write an analytical essay on this book。
Books with Brittany
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Please， I urge you。 Read this book。
Angela Kocheshkova
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i've listened to an hour of this and i cannot do this anymore。 i am so annoyed。 this is not a book about feminism， as the author doesn't seem to understand what feminism is。 this is a book about racism。 which is a whole other issue [shocker， i know]。 and no， i'm not going to change my tone， since the author used hers。feminism is about gender equality。 it's about making sure women are treated the same as men， and men are treated the same as women。 any men or women。 the way it is portrayed here su i've listened to an hour of this and i cannot do this anymore。 i am so annoyed。 this is not a book about feminism， as the author doesn't seem to understand what feminism is。 this is a book about racism。 which is a whole other issue [shocker， i know]。 and no， i'm not going to change my tone， since the author used hers。feminism is about gender equality。 it's about making sure women are treated the same as men， and men are treated the same as women。 any men or women。 the way it is portrayed here suggests， for example， that black women are the only ones facing abuse from their partners。 like white women have won some kind of fight and live in a happy bliss in a world where all men are safe to be around and have abandoned black women to continue to deal with it。 which is simply not true。 and guess what， abuse can happen to men too。 abuse is not a black woman problem。 it can happen in any relationship regardless of sex and gender， or race， or sexual orientation。 no one is immune from it。 and that's only one example of many that annoyed me。 which， considering i only listened for an hour， is an achievement on its own。 yes， a lot of ppl are being oppressed because of a number of reasons。 smb who is a black gay woman is more oppressed than a white straight woman。 i'm not arguing with that。 and of course， racism is a big issue and we should fight against it。 just as homophobia is。 and islamophobia。 and a lot of other things you can put on this list。 but this particular book presents itself as a feminism book and then goes "hey， feminists， why aren't you fighting racism" like they are the same thing。 when they are not。 black women aren't the only women fighting sexism and black women are the only black ppl fighting racism。 but those are two different things。 and this book is trying to guilt you into thinking they are the same one and that a "white woman" is doing smth wrong when fighting for equal pay when a ppl won't hire a black woman [or man] because they are a racist piece of shit and don't want to hire black ppl [she specifically says "not hiring because you're black" or smth along those lines， i'm not relistening to this]。 and i honestly don't have time for smb who doesn't understand the difference between racism and sexism。 。。。more
Maddie
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This isn’t an easy read， but a necessary one。 Reading this during the aftermath of the murders of Asian women in Atlanta highlights was both eye opening and a painful reminder that racism and sexism are closely linked for women of color。 Mikki’s stories and data of the absence of women of color in the feminist movement and the error in the argument that when one woman succeeds， we all do， is powerful。 Mikki Kendall， a black， female， veteran from Chicago shares real life aggressions and microaggr This isn’t an easy read， but a necessary one。 Reading this during the aftermath of the murders of Asian women in Atlanta highlights was both eye opening and a painful reminder that racism and sexism are closely linked for women of color。 Mikki’s stories and data of the absence of women of color in the feminist movement and the error in the argument that when one woman succeeds， we all do， is powerful。 Mikki Kendall， a black， female， veteran from Chicago shares real life aggressions and microaggressions she has experienced while also successfully arguing for the inclusion of priorities like education， poverty and other areas that would level the playing field for women of color in the feminist movement。 This book pointed out for me the deeply engrained lack of （and gaps in） my knowledge and awareness for the missing stories of the （white） feminist movement。 I hope to circle back to this book again。This belongs on the shelf with several other social justice， feminist and anti racist reads I （along with many others） have read over the last year。 The au hot reads the audiobook which I think always enhances the story。 Highly recommend。 。。。more
Stacie
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A must read for anyone who calls themself a feminist， especially white feminists。
Jessie Bennett
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Good material but wordy This was a much needed book。 For myself and for everyone。 It was so educational and I appreciate all the labor that went into it。 But sometimes I found myself zoning out with the overly wordy writing。 It felt like reading a textbook at times。
Shawnda
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Wow。 This one was hard to read but very necessary to hear。 I’ll be thinking about this one for a long time。
Claire Bonello
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Direct and comprehensive; although， like so many of these books， （understandably） US-focused。
Jackie
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This one is a bit hard to review。 Since it is a collection of essays there is a ton of information and some of the essays are fantastic。 Unfortunately， not all of the essays hit the same way and some came across as glorified rants。 Overall， the essays bring new light to the importance of intersectional feminism and explain why some issues that have never been under the "feminist agenda" so desperately need to be addressed since they disproportionately affect women and women of color。 The main id This one is a bit hard to review。 Since it is a collection of essays there is a ton of information and some of the essays are fantastic。 Unfortunately， not all of the essays hit the same way and some came across as glorified rants。 Overall， the essays bring new light to the importance of intersectional feminism and explain why some issues that have never been under the "feminist agenda" so desperately need to be addressed since they disproportionately affect women and women of color。 The main idea here is that feminism that excludes BIPOC is like believing trick-down economics work。 You can't keep supporting those at the top of the hierarchy and expect life for everyone to get better， because gatekeepers and respectability politics exist。 Her opinions and experiences need to be shared and need to be mainstream。 I just struggled a bit with this presentation。 I think the problem I had was that she seemed to have trouble finding a sweet spot between memoir and academic research。 She cites a bunch of sources and is obviously knowledgeable about the topics she discusses， but she doesn't always translate that knowledge in the most effective way。 Example: she denounces blanket statements， but then consistently uses them in her arguments。 She has relevant personal experiences that she shares， but she doesn't really go into details， because they are obviously painful memories。 That is totally her prerogative， but it also blurs that line of whether this is supposed to be a personal account or a sociological study。 Her stories involving other people were much more complete and impactful。 Some people might love the casual nature of her writing， but it left me wanting more。 She states at the beginning that this is not supposed to be a "fun read" and that she is known as combative， but that she gets things done with her anger。 I was expecting more unpopular opinions or radical positions based on that introduction， and while she starts out swinging， she quickly falls into a cadence that feels moderate at best。 She's advocating for the most basic acknowledgements that oppressed people probably have the best idea of what their actual needs are and should be listened to， that virtue-signaling doesn't actually do anything， that even well-intentioned people have dangerous prejudices， that feminists can still be racists （and transphobic）， and that trickle-down social economics doesn't work。I think one of the best parts of this was the end when she describes the difference between an ally and an accomplice （activist）。 An ally can support something， but they don't necessarily get involved。 An accomplice actually does something。 They get angry。 They get stuff done。 And we should all be angry。 。。。more
Scott
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Kendall outlines how the feminist project often avoids/neglects an intersectional approach -- and I found this super helpful。Lots to recall here: the chapters on food security and housing as feminist issues were especially illuminating。 Her discussion of the need for allies to become accomplices will stay with me and inform the way I live。。。FOR SURE。Many quotables， but my fav ::"No one has ever freed themselves from oppression by asking nicely。 Instead， they had to fight。。。" Kendall outlines how the feminist project often avoids/neglects an intersectional approach -- and I found this super helpful。Lots to recall here: the chapters on food security and housing as feminist issues were especially illuminating。 Her discussion of the need for allies to become accomplices will stay with me and inform the way I live。。。FOR SURE。Many quotables， but my fav ::"No one has ever freed themselves from oppression by asking nicely。 Instead， they had to fight。。。" 。。。more
Michaela Berger
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So easy to read and upfront。 Simply put， this book should be an essential read for everyone。 White women especially should take the time to understand how their thoughts， behaviors， and particularly feelings can have a detrimental impact on other women。 If you as a white women actually want to effect change for ALL women， especially those most marginalized， then read this book and weed out that prejudice early。
Alyson Stone
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Book: Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women the Movement ForgotAuthor: Mikki KendallRating: 3 Out of 5 StarsThis was a very difficult title to rate。 On the one hand， I really enjoyed it， but on the other， I didn’t。 I thought that Mikki did bring up a lot of good points throughout the book and actually made think about things that I hadn’t before。 The faces of feminism are white women and the movement does seem to focus on what they want。 This is just something that I hadn’t thought of before。 I do Book: Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women the Movement ForgotAuthor: Mikki KendallRating: 3 Out of 5 StarsThis was a very difficult title to rate。 On the one hand， I really enjoyed it， but on the other， I didn’t。 I thought that Mikki did bring up a lot of good points throughout the book and actually made think about things that I hadn’t before。 The faces of feminism are white women and the movement does seem to focus on what they want。 This is just something that I hadn’t thought of before。 I do have to give Mikki a lot of credit for bringing this to my attention。 If we are trying to create a better world for all women， how can we do so when the movement does not include all women？ In order to bring about change， we must make sure that we are covering the needs of everyone。 Like I just got done saying， there are a lot of good points brought up in this book。 However， I felt like at times the whole argument was lost。 The writing in places kind of lost its flow。 While I could understand what the author was saying， it felt like it would have had more of an impact had the writing been a little plainer。 There was a couple of stories in here that were supposed to have an impact and actually help drive the point home， but the fact that the writing was so chunky in these parts kind of made us lose that point。 By the time a couple of the stories were over， I just felt nothing and that is not something you want to happen。 With that being said， I did enjoy the stories and the personal element that it added to the book。 I really enjoyed getting to see others’ struggles and disappointments with the way that things were being handled。 Again， though， a lot of the impact that the stories were supposed to have was lost in the writing。 I think that had the writing been cleaned up， then we could have had a much greater impact。 Anyway， I think I liked this one。 It’s not my favourite about race though。 。。。more
Siobhán Antoinette
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This book was fine。 It felt like a memoir， a cathartic experience for the author that included some facts and figures。 However， the writing was not great。 It is peppered with "from recent research" and "there is some evidence" without giving readers the data or names of the studies she is using as sources。 The last essay is great， though， and really saves the book。 That alone could make me reread this book， flaws and all。 And while I'm no expert， if this is your first foray into black feminism， This book was fine。 It felt like a memoir， a cathartic experience for the author that included some facts and figures。 However， the writing was not great。 It is peppered with "from recent research" and "there is some evidence" without giving readers the data or names of the studies she is using as sources。 The last essay is great， though， and really saves the book。 That alone could make me reread this book， flaws and all。 And while I'm no expert， if this is your first foray into black feminism， it's probably a good primer for the subject。 。。。more
Mackenzie Stolp
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will be giving this to every white 'feminist' in my life will be giving this to every white 'feminist' in my life 。。。more
Alyssa
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