Since we live in a society that promotes faddism and temporary superfi…

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Since we live in a society that promotes faddism and temporary superficial adaptation of different values, we are easily convinced that changes have occurred in arenas where there has been little or no change. ✨ Feminist Theory: From Margin to Center. Book by Bell Hooks, 1984.
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Since we live in a society that promotes faddism and temporary superficial adaptation of different values, we are easily convinced that changes have occurred in arenas where there has been little or no change. ✨ Feminist Theory: From Margin to Center. Book by Bell Hooks, 1984.

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