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commie_orbit's review
informative
inspiring
fast-paced
4.0
pleasantly suprising nuanced and empathetic essay style book.i strongly agreed with most of it, it wa so informative. the prose is kinda simple and matter of fact, id say it lacks passion, but that could be a pro for some. idk how to write this without sounding pretentious as hell but i prefer prose- in non-ficition, philosphy, politics etc. book passion and flowery language and esp for a strongly opinioned book- lots of hate! the trans chapter was def the best- ngl a white english lady whos probs wealthy(she did write abt capitalism) saying transfeminism is vital to the feminist movement is amazing. and u can kinda tell it was written by a (very smart)25 yr old.but yh the whole book ito me is like an academic book and some of the stuff was a little surface level-or maybe ive read more indepth abt.if this queen does have a twitter account(it said on the book she runs a blog-tho this was 2011....)i know its fire. the book was like 67 pages. ill def borrow this to my friends who dont enjoy reading painful jargon philosphy theory(like a queen like me does)overrall, im glad i picked it up(from the recycling(it was there bc someone annotated a bit prior))
kevin_shepherd's review against another edition
5.0
"Feminism is construed as a threat to femininity when it is, in fact, a threat to gender as labor capital. Women of all ages who fear identifying with feminism cite the popular stereotype of feminists as hairy-legged, loose-breasted, man-hating or man-repelling lesbians... The stereotype has persisted for a reason: because it terrorizes women with the fear that radical politics will destroy their sexuality and gender identity." (pg 36)
Laurie Penny is a force of nature. She writes for the Guardian and the New Statesman and her articles are as academic as they are passionate. Meat Market is really a collection of four powerful essays addressing sexuality, fat, gender, and housework. This is not some call-to-arms rant-fest, this is post-graduate dissertational stuff. So don't just read this. Listen up. Pay attention. Take notes.*
"Feminism holds that prescribed gender roles are a tyranny that no-one - whether trans, cis, male, female or intersex - should be forced to conform to in order to prove their identity, their validity or their human worth." (pg 45)
*Personal Note: One of the reasons I read is to see the world from other points of view. Feminism is a subject on which my experience is limited and my previous notions were admittedly ill-informed. So, like philosophy and astrophysics and numerous other topics of personal deficiency, I challenged myself to become better educated. To date, my home library consists of over 200 books that deal directly or indirectly with feminism. I am a work in progress.
Laurie Penny is a force of nature. She writes for the Guardian and the New Statesman and her articles are as academic as they are passionate. Meat Market is really a collection of four powerful essays addressing sexuality, fat, gender, and housework. This is not some call-to-arms rant-fest, this is post-graduate dissertational stuff. So don't just read this. Listen up. Pay attention. Take notes.*
"Feminism holds that prescribed gender roles are a tyranny that no-one - whether trans, cis, male, female or intersex - should be forced to conform to in order to prove their identity, their validity or their human worth." (pg 45)
*Personal Note: One of the reasons I read is to see the world from other points of view. Feminism is a subject on which my experience is limited and my previous notions were admittedly ill-informed. So, like philosophy and astrophysics and numerous other topics of personal deficiency, I challenged myself to become better educated. To date, my home library consists of over 200 books that deal directly or indirectly with feminism. I am a work in progress.
nataschalovesreading's review against another edition
5.0
[Hörbuch]
PERIOD.
Ein Buch, das nachhallt, das erklärt, das in die Tiefe geht - inhaltlich und emotional. Ich würde dieses Buch jeder Person empfehlen. Das, was hier drin steht, sollte Grundwissen sein. Denn wenn es das wäre, müsste man nicht mehr über die Veränderung des Systems sprechen, man würde beginnen, sie in die Tat umzusetzen.
PERIOD.
Ein Buch, das nachhallt, das erklärt, das in die Tiefe geht - inhaltlich und emotional. Ich würde dieses Buch jeder Person empfehlen. Das, was hier drin steht, sollte Grundwissen sein. Denn wenn es das wäre, müsste man nicht mehr über die Veränderung des Systems sprechen, man würde beginnen, sie in die Tat umzusetzen.
elena_theresa's review against another edition
4.0
Guter und prägnanter Einblick in die "Verwendung" der Frau im Kapitalismus - sehr empfehlenswert.
fitrisiain's review against another edition
This book by far offers the realest reasoning behind eating disorder for me, which is not just about submission to the beauty standard; but also an act of martyrdom (self-destruct in order to prove our point), to rebel out, to refuse, while letting the society applauds them momentarily on performing "self-control". There is a masked logical reasoning behind seemingly illogical choice. But do we really need more martyrs?
Eating disorder is only a part of story between women's body and capitalism. The book started with punchy arguments that converged to the conclusion (which I found as the most enganging part) that the world has been looking at woman's body as marginalised body (at work, entertainment, monetized & performative eroticism that alienates us from authenticity), and... finally to this invitation of (quite) extreme refusal:
"There is nothing more terrifying to a society built on female purchasing power and unpaid labour than the notion that women might refuse to join the sell."
"Only by remembering how to say ‘no’ will the women of the 21st century regain their voice and remember their power."
Eating disorder is only a part of story between women's body and capitalism. The book started with punchy arguments that converged to the conclusion (which I found as the most enganging part) that the world has been looking at woman's body as marginalised body (at work, entertainment, monetized & performative eroticism that alienates us from authenticity), and... finally to this invitation of (quite) extreme refusal:
"There is nothing more terrifying to a society built on female purchasing power and unpaid labour than the notion that women might refuse to join the sell."
"Only by remembering how to say ‘no’ will the women of the 21st century regain their voice and remember their power."
zitronencaro's review against another edition
5.0
Selbst nach der Lektüre diverser feministischer Werke konnte ich durch Laurie Penny noch neue Facetten und Punkte entdecken.
Es geht um Transmenschen, Pornografie/Sexarbeit und "Hausfrau" sein!
Große Empfehlung
Es geht um Transmenschen, Pornografie/Sexarbeit und "Hausfrau" sein!
Große Empfehlung