1- It’s crazy for me to think that I had such a wrong idea about feminism. I was totally in line with people that see feminism as an exaggerated act and the reason behind is not necessarily important. I used to think that women are thinking aggressively about the subject and they are making it a big deal. I used to believe that women were being selfish and they were looking to create war and hate between both genders. I used to believe that women wanted female domination as a result instead of male domination which is a reality. I didn’t really think critically or deeply about feminism until I read this article by bell hooks. This article was actually mind-changing for me. The second I finished reading it, I felt more excited about reading more because of how many new ideas I learned. I am from Morocco and I can relate to the idea of men are superior to women. In my country, females’ job is to stay in the house, clean, and cook. They are not allowed to work, have a social life, or study. All they are seeking is equality which is a total right of theirs. They don’t want to be superior or anything, all they want is to do exactly what men can do. Thinking about it got me very sad, bell hooks are fighting for the new definition of feminism which is the movement to end sexism. Women are fighting for a system with no preferences, where everyone no matter his/her gender, race, or color doesn’t matter. Feminism is not that we hate men, but it is our right and all women deserve to be treated fairly and equally.

2- As a female who came from a Muslim family and country, talking about sex and gender is considered to be a sensitive subject and I never felt comfortable learning or talking about it more. That’s why my education about this subject was limited. After I came to the united states and lived for a while, I start realizing that the world doesn’t only consist of men and women. They are more types of gender and sex too. The category of gay-lesbian was totally new for me. I felt weird about it at the beginning and I started to understand that there are some people who are attracted only to their same-sex. Also, the pansexual category of sex was new for me. I heard people are interested in intelligence but never attracted sexually to it. In addition, I learned the difference between gender and sex which I used to think are the same thing. Gender is more associated with cultural environment and society. Gender is related to how people dress, style, or like to be preferred.