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Originally Posted by PhDiva
Faith and reason aren't mutually exclusive - Yours Truly
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I've seen that used quite often. All of those people are quoting you?
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"Think of all the women you know who will not allow themselves to be seen without makeup. I often wonder how they feel about themselves at night when they are climbing into bed with intimate partners. Are they overwhelmed with secret shame that someone sees them as they really are? Or do they sleep with rage that who they really are can be celebrated or cared for only in secret?"
— bell hooks
Communion: The Female Search for Love
"No other group in America has so had their identity socialized out of existence as have black women... When black people are talked about the focus tends to be on black men; and when women are talked about the focus tends to be on white women."
— bell hooks