Bone Black by bell hooks was originally published on October 15, 1996. |
On December 15, 2021, the literary world lost author, professor, feminist, and social activist Gloria Jean Watkins who used the pen name bell hooks. Her pen name honored her maternal great-grandmother, Bell Blair Hooks. The author used lowercase letters for her name to give deference to her great-grandmother.
In chapter 8, hooks shared her relationship with dolls. I'm sharing it here. Stretch or click to enlarge the photos.
During bell's described childhood experiences in Bone Black, she did a lot of waiting, mostly for acceptance and love from her immediate family.
bell hooks September 25, 1952-December 15, 2021; she was 69. |
"The wounded child inside many females is a girl who was taught from early childhood on that she must become something other than herself, deny her true feelings, in order to attract and please others.”
—bell hooks
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There are countless items to collect and write about. Black dolls chose me.
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There are countless items to collect and write about. Black dolls chose me.
Thank you for reading. Comments that are not spam are appreciated. Spam comments will not be published, so don't waste your time. To contact me directly regarding dolls or any of my posts, please use the contact form on the right of the home page, which is visible in "web view." A link to web viewing should be visible at the bottom of this page.
If you're not already a subscriber, visit, "like" and follow the Black Doll Collecting Facebook page or bookmark the Black Doll Collecting home page and visit on Tuesdays and Thursdays when typically new posts are published.
Check out what I am selling here.
Check out my eBay listings here.
Please follow my sister blog Ebony-Essence of Dolls in Black.
*New*Visit/Follow DeeBeeGee's Virtual Black Doll Museum
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They would remain orphaned and alone until somebody wanted them.
ReplyDeleteThat is so poignant
As a young child, she realized what being left alone and dejected meant because she often felt that way.
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