bell hooks

Wow, after watching those video clips I don't know what to think about some of the images that I've seen before in plenty of films. These images have never quite hit me like this before. When hook's was talking about the roles of women during the war and how they were put in the spotlight for a time, I tried to think back and recall images I had seen before. What I didn't take into condsideration I guess was when she showed the image of the man returning home from war/work and the women was waiting in an apron with food in hand. This picture bothered me. Why is it that popular culture has to push away a good thing? Women were very helpful during the war, helping to maintain things at home. So when the war was over this was all forgotten? I find it irritating that society and our culture chooses to ignore and set aside important things in our past and present. Race, gender and culture are all important to discuss because somehow or another they seem to affect and reach into our daily lives. We all know everyone is different in their own way (good ways) but why does our society only highlight the negative?