Male freedom is incompatible with advocating the subjugation of women

Evidence

By shifting the responsibility for the unemployment of black men onto black women and away from themselves, white racist oppressors were able to establish a bond of solidarity with black men based on mutual sexism. White men preyed upon sexist feelings impressed upon the black male psyche from birth to socialize black men so that they would regard not all women, but specifically black women as the enemies of their masculinity. — bell hooks, Ain’t I a Woman_ Black Women and…, 231 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

  • XREF: connects to: Colonial nonintervention in women’s customs mirrored the metropole’s denial of women’s rights; Feminism must combat domination across sex, race, and class, not just male chauvinism — bell hooks, Ain’t I a Woman_ Black Women and…, 562; Freedom for men requires ending the subjugation of women (+6 more)

Broader Connections