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Todos deberíamos ser feministas by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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paulinskaja's review against another edition

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informative

1.0


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theliteraryteapot's review against another edition

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reflective fast-paced

1.5

This could have been a good introduction to feminism but instead it's homophobic and transphobic. Disappointed.

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madmantha's review against another edition

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challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective slow-paced

4.0

Funny and informative. Worth a reread if the author works on their transphobia. I appreciate growth if it’s available. Wasn’t aware of the transphobic statements of the author before reading the book. 

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leanneymu's review against another edition

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hopeful informative reflective fast-paced

3.0

An interesting personal perspective on the intersections of race, gender, and ethnicity, from the viewpoint of a cis, straight, Nigerian woman. As such, the essay neglects to talk about the experiences of queer folk, trans folk, and non-binary people. Given it was published in 2014, maybe this wasn't part of the discourse at that point, but as a reader, it's worth being aware of, as the essay talks about feminism and gender in a very binary way. Still worth a read though, and has some excellent, quotable lines. 

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priyas's review against another edition

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phases_of_dawn's review against another edition

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challenging informative reflective fast-paced

3.0

"My own definition of a feminist is a man or a woman who says, 'Yes, there's a problem with gender as it is today and we must fix it, we must do better.' All of us, women and men, must do better." 

"We Should All Be Feminists" is an essay in which the author, starting by criticizing any negative connotations with the word "feminist" itself, gives an introduction to the idea of feminism as a whole. She focuses on the fact that even though a separation of genders and their roles might have made sense in the past, it doesn't anymore - thereby successfully invalidating any arguments having to do with the oppression of women and with gender roles as "culture." ("What is the point of culture? Culture functions ultimately to ensure the preservation and continuity of a people.")

She also argues that since the oppression of women, like any other form of oppression, is so deeply ingrained in our society, those socializations influence our thoughts as well as our actions without us even realizing - which is why it's even more important that we learn about them, reflect and question things and ourselves. When people "don't see gender" (or other types of oppression), it's easy for them to dismiss the ways that marginalized people experience the world differently from them. Therefore, it's not only important to raise girls differently, but boys as well - which is definitely an important point. 

In my opinion, "We Should All Be Feminists" can be a good introduction to feminism. It includes great examples that make the concepts easier to understand and it's short as well as easy to follow. 
But the author's transphobia (that certain paragraphs in this book hint at/include as well) leaves a bitter aftertaste. Feminism has to include trans women.

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nata_c's review against another edition

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informative medium-paced

2.5

There were some good parts and arguments, but I was really set back by the lack of intersectionality. The heteronormativity she kept pushing felt intentional, and the ignorance of the existance of trans people was shocking in such a well-known "feminist" work published so recently. 

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msstearns13's review against another edition

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informative slow-paced

3.0

It's a good introduction for feminism and people who don't necessarily understand the point of it or for people who are younger. It's definitely a topic that needs to be expanded on upon much more than what is talked about within this book.

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inspiring reflective medium-paced

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zomvbii's review against another edition

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Thought the heteronormative and cisnormative language was weird. just found out the author is a TERF. im so mad rn

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