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She managed to explain feminism in a way that I understood.
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I still remember my step-sister asking me if I was a feminist. We were in our twenties and my confused answer (why would she even ask me this?!) was "Yes. Obviously" and I followed that up with "Aren't you?" Her reply, "No, I'm not" accompanied with a wrinkling of her nose, astonishes me to this day. It was unfathomable to me that in the 90s a woman, born and raised in New York City, would NOT be a feminist. "But you believe that men and women are equal, don't you?" (Yes) "And you believe that women deserve the same rights as men do?" (Yes) "So then you're a feminist..." (No, I'm not) It came down to stereotypes... Stereotypes created by men to disempower women who were finding common ground in that term.
To this day I'm still appalled (and, if I'm being honest, a bit disgusted) by her inability to call herself a feminist. Yes, every sane human being in the fucking world should be a feminist. This is a great basic essay on what feminism is and why it matters. It's a quick and easy read and a good jumping off point.
To this day I'm still appalled (and, if I'm being honest, a bit disgusted) by her inability to call herself a feminist. Yes, every sane human being in the fucking world should be a feminist. This is a great basic essay on what feminism is and why it matters. It's a quick and easy read and a good jumping off point.
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Feminist: a person who believes in the social, political and economic equality of the sexes.
"We Should All Be Feminists" is the modified version of a TEDx Talk by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. This book talks about feminists, the stereotypes attached to feminists, the experiences many young girls go through and her experiences as well. So many experiences that she talked about were ones that I myself have experienced. Many have called this book as an angry feminist's book and hell yeah. It is rightfully angry, but it is not really angry. This book voices the inequalities and day to day behaviour of humans in general that are pretty un-feminist for a lack of word. I say un-feminist, instead of human rights activist, because check the definition, feminists believe in the equality of sexes. So really if you are a "human rights activist" you inadvertently are a feminist. However this review is slowly turning turning into a tangent of thoughts and arguments and concepts that reading this book leaves your mind in. I highly recommend this book to everyone of all ages, all genders, all nationalities, just everybody read this.
"We Should All Be Feminists" is the modified version of a TEDx Talk by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. This book talks about feminists, the stereotypes attached to feminists, the experiences many young girls go through and her experiences as well. So many experiences that she talked about were ones that I myself have experienced. Many have called this book as an angry feminist's book and hell yeah. It is rightfully angry, but it is not really angry. This book voices the inequalities and day to day behaviour of humans in general that are pretty un-feminist for a lack of word. I say un-feminist, instead of human rights activist, because check the definition, feminists believe in the equality of sexes. So really if you are a "human rights activist" you inadvertently are a feminist. However this review is slowly turning turning into a tangent of thoughts and arguments and concepts that reading this book leaves your mind in. I highly recommend this book to everyone of all ages, all genders, all nationalities, just everybody read this.
emotional
informative
reflective
fast-paced
informative
fast-paced
reflective