Bell Hooks defines feminism as: “a movement to end sexism, sexist exploitation, and oppression.”. I believe this means that feminism is a movement that aims to end stereotyping, discrimination, and prejudice against women, exploiting women in things such as mass media including sexualization and objectification, and ending oppression, primarily by patriarchy. Before reading this definition, my understanding of feminism was slightly different. I was under the impression that feminism was aiming for equality between all genders. I don’t think there is anything wrong with prioritizing the rights of women. Fighting for rights for one specific group is good for everyone, as it still creates equity. Solving and working on one problem can lead to solving another. This article reminded me of a film I recently watched called “The Red Pill – A Cassie Jaye Documentary”. The film explores the concept of a “feminist filmmaker sets out to document the mysterious and polarizing world of the Men’s Rights Movement, she begins to question her own beliefs.”, and by the end, declares that she is no longer a feminist. I want to respect her decision, but I was bothered as I believe that just because there are feminists who do not work with men or are allies for men, that doesn’t mean that feminism does not do good work. There is a lot more to feminism than individual philosophies. Bell Hooks explains that the lack of a clear definition is the reason that feminism is more difficult to get behind nowadays, which further proves that the philosophies of individuals do not represent feminism as a whole. Reading Sex and Gender 101 didn’t change how I feel about gender very much as my thoughts align with the article, but it definitely expanded my knowledge on the subject, which I greatly appreciate!