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Source:Ain’t I A Woman: Black Women and Feminism by bell hooks
Image description: A still image from the 90’s TV sitcom Saved By The Bell. Slater stands between Jessie and Kelly. Everyone is wearing gym gear and looking into the camera. Slater is grinning and pointing at both women with his thumbs. The caption reads “When women are talked about, the focus tends to be on white women.”
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Source:Black Looks: Race and Representation by bell hooks
Image description: A still image from the 90’s TV sitcom Saved By The Bell. Jessie, Lisa, and Kelly are standing in front of a row of lockers. Jessie and Kelly are listening to Lisa who is speaking emphatically, her hands raised slightly (interpretation of scene my own). The caption reads, “Many feminist film critics continue to structure their discourse as though it speaks about women when in actuality it only speaks about white women.”
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Source: Killing Rage: Ending Racism by bell hooks
Image description: A still image from the 90’s TV sitcom Saved By The Bell. Kelly, Lisa, Jessie and Slater are standing in front of the lockers, looking toward Zack as he speaks. Everyone has solemn expressions on their faces (interpretation of scene my own). The caption reads, “All our silences in the face of racist assault are acts of complicity.”
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Source:bell hooks interview with Abigail Bereola of Shondaland, 2017
Image description: A still image from the 90’s TV sitcom Saved By The Bell. Jessie and Kelly are wearing hula skirts and bikini tops. They are in the act of dancing, and both have tentative expressions on their faces (interpretation of scene my own). The caption reads, “Women are made to feel that we aren’t safe and that, in fact, we might feel that we’ll be safe if we acknowledge flaws, if we have an assumption of vulnerability.”
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