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Tangled Threads and Cultural Beliefs that Damage the Quilt of Humanity

Part of the process of repairing the quilt of humanity involves mending the damage caused by such things as racism, sexism, heterosexism and classism, to name just a few. To be effective in this mending process, we need to recognize that the threads of races, gender, sexual orientation, and class in particular are tangled up together in such a way that they can only be untangled and repaired together. In her book, where we stand: Class Matters,bell hooks speaks directly about this:

“To challenge racism or sexism without linking [my italics] these systems to economic structures of exploitation and our collective participation in the upholding and maintenance of such structures, however marginal that engagement may be, is ultimately to betray a vision of justice for all.” (p. 161)

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January 1, 2008 | Filed Under Change, Transition and Transformation, Class and Classism, Culture, Equity and Justice, Global Imperialism, Healing, Heterosexism and Homophobia, Materialism and Consumerism, Quilt of Humanity, Race and Racism, Reparation, Sexism, bell hooks | 2 Comments 


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