Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot

von Mikki Kendall

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A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

“The fights against hunger, homelessness, poverty, health disparities, poor schools, homophobia, transphobia, and domestic violence are feminist fights. Kendall offers a feminism rooted in the livelihood of everyday women.”—Ibram X. Kendi, #1 New York Times-bestselling author of How to Be an Antiracist, in The Atlantic

“One of the most important books of the current moment.”—Time

“A rousing call to action... It should be required reading for everyone.”—Gabrielle Union, author of We’re Going to Need More Wine

A potent and electrifying critique of today’s feminist movement announcing a fresh new voice in black feminism

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 reproductive rights, 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.

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1. Jan. 2023

Ein Buch, dass jede*r gelesen haben sollte. Durch den Fokus auf Intersektionalität und die Kritik am "weißen Feminismus" hebt sich der Blickwinkel doch sehr von der gängigen Feminismusliteratur ab. Ich denke, dass es für jede Person wichtig ist, dieses Buch zu lesen, um zu verstehen und zu lernen. "Hood Feminism" zeigt auf, wie wichtig intersektionaler Feminismus ist und wie gefährlich es ist, wenn man davon ausgeht, dass wir keinen Feminismus mehr brauchen, "weil es uns ja gut geht".

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28. Juni 2023

For me it feels like a better-written pass at the same intro-level Black Feminist ideas that "So You Want To Talk About Race" went for.

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13. Juni 2024

3 Stars - mostly based on reading experience! Hood Feminism was a very informative and educational read. I've learned a lot about the life of black women and the overall experience of the black community. There were some very impactful quotes, that I did annotate and want to keep for the future. Reading the book made me more aware of all the privileges, I as a white cis woman, own and showed me how problematic mainstream feminism can be. I will put more attention to that in the future and be more attentive of the white feminism movement and it's questionable behavior. Did I enjoy the read? Absolutely not. I was bored most of the time and fell asleep a dozen of times while reading. It is greatly educational and in many points and aspects interesting but not entertaining and I must say - very repetitive. Obviously the purpose of the book isn't to be entertaining but it felt like a homework to read through all of that. Personally though I think that "Hood Feminism" would be a great literature for educational purposes in schools and universities! For myself I can say that I hate non-fiction books and that fictional literature does have a bigger influence on my person and my knowledge. I just read "Hood Feminism" in a span of 2 Weeks and I already can't remember most of it. Fictional literature has a greater impact on me and doesn't make me feel like learning for an exam in school. This is just a personal preference I have though! I respect all the work and time that Mikki Kendall put into the research and writing of this book and I will probably come back to her when I need to research for POC literature or/and want to educate myself.

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