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4.38 AVERAGE
4.38 AVERAGE
i loved this book so much. it’s actually an essay from a TedTalk, so you can watch it on youtube but i HIGHLY recommend reading this no matter who you are.
“We spend too much time teaching girls to worry about what boys think of them. But the reverse is not the case. We don’t teach boys to care about being likeable.”
“Why should a woman’s success be a threat to a man?”
UGH this was so incredibly eye opening; after i read this i cried in anger for like ten minutes but i was so moved and this essay is so inspiring. EVERYONE should read this book, just like EVERYONE should be a feminist.
“We spend too much time teaching girls to worry about what boys think of them. But the reverse is not the case. We don’t teach boys to care about being likeable.”
“Why should a woman’s success be a threat to a man?”
UGH this was so incredibly eye opening; after i read this i cried in anger for like ten minutes but i was so moved and this essay is so inspiring. EVERYONE should read this book, just like EVERYONE should be a feminist.
"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". 💖
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". 💖
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I must’ve been living under a rock, because I didn’t realize this was more of an essay than a book when someone said they’d pass along their copy- but I actually loved its pocket-size and message. I understand what it’s like to come from a culture you love, but has a long way to go on the feminist front, so while the message isn’t exactly revolutionary to a young girl raised in the US, I can see how it is for millions of girls around the world.
An excellent primer on feminism. If you have a friend who "doesn't want to call him/herself a feminist," you should hand them this well argued and concise book. It's so short that no one has an excuse not to read it.
A world of happier men and happier women who are truer to themselves. And this is how to start: We must raise our daughters differently. We must also raise our sons differently.
Feminism is not about just women. It is about every community (many including the LGBTQIAP+ community) that is facing oppression. It is about men as much as it is about women, and it is as much as about everyone as it is about me and you. Feminism is for the struggling, and everyone has struggles of their own. This could have been a wonderful introduction to feminism - but this book is shallow. The fact that many minorities who are of desperate need to be heard is excluded from this book is truly saddening, and we should acknowledge that.
The fact that this is renowned as a vital piece of feminist literature is something I am glad about, considering that we have a black woman as the author, but this book has flaws of its own and as it is addressing topics which are as significant as never before, that is concerning. This is a short book filled with personal experiences that I myself could radiate towards, but I felt excluded. As an aromantic bisexual woman of color, this book was rather disappointing - since my expectations were high. Many people, including myself, have countless issues we are facing and trying to overcome through feminism, which was not handled well by the book - infact, it made it seem like our feelings and selves are somehow invalid.
Overall, I am glad that this book was written, but if you are talking about feminism, you are bound to provide a full picture than shrink your views to just women - since women are not the only unprivileged and mistreated people, and it is the struggle to make this world a better place for all those people who deserve to be treated equally and humanly like everyone else that we call feminism.
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Take 30 minutes out of your day to read this! I highlighted most of it.
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
it was decent but there were a few missing pieces that made it hard for me to enjoy.
it didn’t have a clear call to action ever, so while we were more aware of the situation, we didn’t know what to do about it.
it also relied almost entirely on anecdotes and personal stories, which while i related to pretty heavily, it feels like it’s missing something for a TED talk. especially given a skeptical audience, i think it would have been more appealing with some statistical backup.
finally, she didn’t really connect things back to a claim. it was more just stories of injustice. i expected more reasoning for WHY we should all be feminists.
still cute tho! very relatable.
it didn’t have a clear call to action ever, so while we were more aware of the situation, we didn’t know what to do about it.
it also relied almost entirely on anecdotes and personal stories, which while i related to pretty heavily, it feels like it’s missing something for a TED talk. especially given a skeptical audience, i think it would have been more appealing with some statistical backup.
finally, she didn’t really connect things back to a claim. it was more just stories of injustice. i expected more reasoning for WHY we should all be feminists.
still cute tho! very relatable.