Radical feminist theory
... However, Bell Hooks and Catherine MacKinnon offer us a valuable critique of the effects of mainstream and liberal feminism, from the radical standpoint, on the women’s movement, and what the mainstream and liberal factions of feminists have in common with the radical feminists. These two theorists explain the problems and shortcomings in the scope of the liberal and mainstream feminist movements, while exposing some differences that exist between the two radical thinkers themselves. Hooks, in the excerpt from her book Feminism is for Everybody, explains how even the role of the label of feminist is laden with problems. ... Often both men and woman use the term feminist against the movement. ... Men, for the same reason as women, often cringe at the sound of the word feminist, either due to a misunderstanding or a mistrust of the uninclusive nature of many feminist movements in regards to male involvement in any particular movement. ... The goal for the radical feminist is the end of sexist oppression, and is more inclusive to minorities, other racial groups, and homosexuals than liberal and mainstream feminism.