I did not want to hear the pain of my male partner because … - bell hooks

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I did not want to hear the pain of my male partner because hearing it required that I surrender my investment in the patriarchal ideal of the male as protector of the wounded. If he was wounded, then how could he protect me? As

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The Will to Change: Men, Masculinity, and Love · December 21, 2004 Verified in 1 source Sign up to see the complete provenance

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bell hooks (born Gloria Jean Watkins; September 25, 1952 – December 15, 2021), was an American university professor specializing in social criticism focused on groups distinguished by established differences in social power.

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