I believe that what is meant by the “de-colonizing of the female body” from masculine objectification is that the feminists tried to get away from the typical views of women as objects as well as end the isolation from society. The book states that they tried to move away from the female body as a “passive voice” and instead replace it with an active and speaking voice (22). They created a new picture of women that was completely different from the views of society. They wanted to give women a voice and focus more on the group as a whole rather than a single isolated person. The male artists at the time created their work through isolation, and the women wanted to step away from that a become more collaborative. I believe that the African American artists could have used this idea of “de-colonizing” by creating a completely different view of African Americans that tried to change the typical views of society. I think that they could have pulled away from the accepted pictures of blacks and create a more realistic and true portrait of the African American group.

There are a couple ways that feminist artists claimed that “personal is political.” One way is by using their personal experience “as the most valid way of formulating political analysis” (21). The women used their own life experiences to rationalize their political beliefs. They connected life with politics. Next, they began to focus more on the group as a whole rather than the individual. They realized that they could begin to understand who they are through the experiences of all women. Through this collaboration, they tried to step away from the typical views of women, and create a group of women who were active spokeswomen in society. They used their personal lives as the basis of their political activism.