bell hooks uses popular culture references to illustrate her ideas of representation. I always find the depictions of sexual violence disconcerting. They make me angry and uncomfortable especially when someone is commenting on how they represent the ideas of the people who created these images. I believe the creators of movies and television shows are playing out some sort of fantasy. Real life doesn't happen the way it is shown on TV, but real ideas are represented on television.
The term "white supremacist capitalist patriarchy" describes society. We live in a world where people with lighter skin and males have more privileges. Capitalism drives this force. I like how bell hooks points out that we all participate in it. I feel that she is saying we aren't victims of it. The "rules" of society are agreed upon by everyone within it.
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