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matolj's review against another edition
5.0
Genious doesn't cover it...God damn I loved this and I think that every human on the face of the earth should read this, every. single. one.
daisychainbookco's review against another edition
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informative
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5.0
This was a concise, intelligent presentation of the feminist position. I would recommend it to anyone who struggles to explain what feminism means in a world where definitions are often misleading.
haunt's review against another edition
5.0
“Some people ask, ‘Why the word feminist? Why not just say you are a believer in human rights, or something like that?’ Because that would be dishonest…to choose to use the vague expression human rights is to deny the specific and particular problem of gender. […] It would be a way of denying that the problem of gender targets women. That the problem was not about being human, but specifically about being a female human.” (p. 41)
This also strikes me as a phenomenal explanation of why “all lives matter” is not an acceptable modification of “Black lives matter”. The problem is the targeting of Black lives, and to try to broaden the scope of the issue (for certain people’s comfort, as Adichie implies) results in erasure of the actual problem, sweeping it under the rug rather than highlighting the concern so that it must be directly seen and confronted.
As a whole, this essay is an excellent primer or refresher course on the basics of feminism: what it is, why it is needed, how people respond to the concept. It is largely basic information, but it is written clearly and engagingly, and even those of us well-familiar with the topic may benefit from this work as a quick refresher, or find new, compelling explanations or phrasings of concepts. Adichie also includes many examples and anecdotes from her own experiences in Nigeria, which may provide a novel and important intersectional perspective for many white/Western feminists.
This also strikes me as a phenomenal explanation of why “all lives matter” is not an acceptable modification of “Black lives matter”. The problem is the targeting of Black lives, and to try to broaden the scope of the issue (for certain people’s comfort, as Adichie implies) results in erasure of the actual problem, sweeping it under the rug rather than highlighting the concern so that it must be directly seen and confronted.
As a whole, this essay is an excellent primer or refresher course on the basics of feminism: what it is, why it is needed, how people respond to the concept. It is largely basic information, but it is written clearly and engagingly, and even those of us well-familiar with the topic may benefit from this work as a quick refresher, or find new, compelling explanations or phrasings of concepts. Adichie also includes many examples and anecdotes from her own experiences in Nigeria, which may provide a novel and important intersectional perspective for many white/Western feminists.
odin45mp's review
5.0
This is essential reading for everyone. It is not the definitive work on feminist views, but it is a good starting point for further discussion.
efimerabonhomia's review against another edition
3.0
Está bien pero es demasiado corto y básico. Que englobe sólo a "los hombres nigerianos" en comportamientos que tienen todos los hombres no me ha gustado.
camicarreno's review against another edition
5.0
Una lectura muy cortita y rápida para empezar a entender por qué es necesario hablar de feminismo en estos tiempos. Debería ser lectura obligatoria. Esta frase refleja muy bien el espíritu del libro: "Está claro que el feminismo forma parte de los derechos humanos en general, pero elegir usar la expresión genérica «derechos humanos» supone negar el problema específico y particular del género. Es una forma de fingir que no han sido las mujeres quienes se han visto excluidas durante siglos".