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This is a timeless present for anyone who speaks nonsense about feminism without knowing what it is at heart.
So, I just finished reading this for my Feminism and Fairytales Cultural Studies class.
bell hooks is out of touch. It is extremely evident that this book was published in 2000, but also evident that her views really haven’t changed much with the times. I really hated the way she talked about abortion and sex work. Honestly felt pretty icky every time she brought up one of those topics. Her unfounded claim that multiple abortions cause health issues? And her criticism of sex workers? Nah.
There are some good points in there, though. Her idea of “woman-identified woman” and “man-identified woman” are still pretty relevant and I like that there’s a term for those kind of people.
bell hooks is out of touch. It is extremely evident that this book was published in 2000, but also evident that her views really haven’t changed much with the times. I really hated the way she talked about abortion and sex work. Honestly felt pretty icky every time she brought up one of those topics. Her unfounded claim that multiple abortions cause health issues? And her criticism of sex workers? Nah.
There are some good points in there, though. Her idea of “woman-identified woman” and “man-identified woman” are still pretty relevant and I like that there’s a term for those kind of people.
I had a really hard time paying attention to this. I'm not sure if it was the way it was written or just that I found it boring but I constantly found myself putting this down and not wanting to pick it back up. I started reading it with my eyes but realized if I wasn't really taking in any of the information. I switched to audiobook and listened to the majority of it but I also found with that method it was easier to let it play without paying attention. While I technically read this book I don't have anything meaningful to say about it and most of it has already slipped out of my brain. I feel a bit betrayed by people online promising that bell hooks' works are accessible and easy to read because that was not my experience and I have read other feminist 101 style books that I found much more engaging and informative.
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Incredible and canonical book of second-wave feminism. 180'd my white feminist views years ago. I would be interested in seeing another edition of this book with contribution from more queer and gender nonconforming authors. Always a first recommendation for those interested in self critique and expanding intersectional understanding. 'Hood Feminism' I feel is a great contemporary follow-up and expansion on this book.
I don't think it accomplishes what it seeks out to do. There is no way this could be a "primer" on feminism, as from the get go it already requires a certain level of sympathy towards feminist politics and even more so towards intersectional politics. In a society where people think the Barbie movie is too feminist, this would absolutely not work as an entry point for the general public the way the author intends it to be.
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This book made me look in retrospect on my growth as a feminist, which supports one of the book's main points: feminism isn't merely a lifestyle or a commodity.
The majority of matters mentioned are already well acquainted to me. But the good thing here is that if I had to pick a book to recommend to people who undoubtedly learnt about feminism from “patriarchal mass media”, it would be this one.
Feminism isn't anti-male. Feminism isn't about women depriving themselves of love to prove that they can be independent. Feminism is intersectional. Feminism is for everybody.
“To choose feminist politics, then, is a choice to love.” —Bell Hooks
I highly recommend everyone to read this book.
The majority of matters mentioned are already well acquainted to me. But the good thing here is that if I had to pick a book to recommend to people who undoubtedly learnt about feminism from “patriarchal mass media”, it would be this one.
Feminism isn't anti-male. Feminism isn't about women depriving themselves of love to prove that they can be independent. Feminism is intersectional. Feminism is for everybody.
“To choose feminist politics, then, is a choice to love.” —Bell Hooks
I highly recommend everyone to read this book.