bell hooks vs. Beyoncé: What this feminist scholarly critique gets wrong about “Lemonade” and liberation

Beyoncé in "Lemonade"
Often, when I’m vocal about the degradation and oppression of women – specifically black women – I am labeled a feminist by supporters and opponents alike. Women most often refer to me as feminist to confer honor. Men most often weaponize the term, using it to connate unwarranted bitterness and dismiss arguments. When either does so, I respond plainly, “I am not a feminist.”
It is not that I take offense at the term. I grant it neit