![]() By exploring what we do and don’t understand about. An individual woman in a primary relationship with a man could not say no, because she feared there was always another woman in the background who could take her place, a woman who would never say no. With All About Love, what you see is exactly what you get: a critical examination of romantic love in theory, practice, and application. While it became more acceptable to say no now and then, it was not acceptable to say no for any significant amount of time. ![]() Since the vast majority of heterosexual women, even those involved in radical feminist movement, were not willing to say no when they did not want to perform sexually for the fear of upsetting or alienating their mate, no significant group of men ever had to rise to the occasion. To this day I believe that feminist debate about love and sexuality ended precisely because straight women did not want to face the reality that it was highly unlikely in patriarchal society that a majority of men would wholeheartedly embrace women’s right to say no in the bedroom. Here is the truth about love, and inspiration to help us instill caring. All About Love reveals what causes a polarized society, and how to heal the divisions that cause suffering. And that meant respecting our sexual rights. A New York Times bestseller and enduring classic, All About Love is the acclaimed first volume in feminist icon bell hooks' 'Love Song to the Nation' trilogy. ![]() ![]() But only a very, very few loved us – loved us all the way. And some cared enough to convert to feminist thinking and to change. ![]() “Men did care enough to struggle with our demands. ![]()
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