A review by galacticvampire
Ain't I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism by bell hooks

5.0

"In an imperialist racist patriarchal society that supports and condones oppression, it is not surprising that men and women judge their worth, their personal power, by their ability to oppress others."

This is probably my favourite bell hooks book so far. As expected, it is quite dense, but I think she strikes a perfect balance between not pulling her punches and being didactic .

Focusing on the exclusion of black women from feminist spaces, it's eye opening to see for how long the issues we have to this day have been ongoing.

"The "evilness" of a given black woman may merely be the facade she presents to a sexist-racist world that she realizes would only exploit her if she were to appear vulnerable."