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Feminists Don't Wear Pink and Other Lies: Amazing Women on What the F-Word Means to Them
Scarlett Curtis
3.97 AVERAGE
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Feminists Don't Wear Pink and Other Lies: Amazing Women on What the F-Word Means to Them
Scarlett Curtis
3.97 AVERAGE
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What is Feminism for you? 52 women write about what Feminism is for them, what it means to be a feminist, how they found out that they were feminists and how it changed their lives. In addition, at the end of the book there are some blank pages where you can explain what it means to you to be a feminist, or what the concept “Feminism” means to you, or to just write a story you've lived that involves Feminism.
Personally, I’m still not sure what Feminism means to me, it’s so many things that I still have to order and sort them, to know exactly what it means and what it is for me. But while we discover it it’s good to know that we’re not alone, that there will always be women by our side to help us go through this journey.
This book is far from being an essay about feminism, but sometimes you don’t need philosophical or sociological essays to learn and to know what Feminism is, sometimes what you need is to live it yourself, to experiment it, to discover it by yourself or by listening to your girlfriends, your mother, your aunt, your cousin, your sister’s stories. Sometimes it’s better to know your own feminism and to be it, because the essays might show you some shades of Feminism, but to truly understand something you have to go through it, to live it.
With that, I’m not trying to tear down all the Feminism essays, they can be interesting and educative, and they are the base of the movement, but reading them is not a must to become a real feminist. If you’re a woman, if you want equality above all, if you want all the voices to be heard, then hey, you’re a feminist, welcome to the movement! Because the future is not male, and of course the future is not female, the future is equal.
One of the many things I’ve learned and realized by reading this book is the fact that women by nature are not smarter than men, we just have to be. Women have to work twice as hard as men to be heard, to be seen, we have to demonstrate that we really deserve what we want, what we’re fighting for, on every step we take to our goal. And all because of that glass ceiling the patriarchy has built. But we’re strong enough to break it, we only need to stay together and push at the same time, and that ceiling will break into a thousand million pieces no man will be able to rebuild.
We’re all together in this fight, so stay united and don’t let anyone destroy what many generations of feminists have been fighting for. We deserve equality, we want our voices to be heard, don’t let anyone silence us now.
What is Feminism for you? 52 women write about what Feminism is for them, what it means to be a feminist, how they found out that they were feminists and how it changed their lives. In addition, at the end of the book there are some blank pages where you can explain what it means to you to be a feminist, or what the concept “Feminism” means to you, or to just write a story you've lived that involves Feminism.
Personally, I’m still not sure what Feminism means to me, it’s so many things that I still have to order and sort them, to know exactly what it means and what it is for me. But while we discover it it’s good to know that we’re not alone, that there will always be women by our side to help us go through this journey.
This book is far from being an essay about feminism, but sometimes you don’t need philosophical or sociological essays to learn and to know what Feminism is, sometimes what you need is to live it yourself, to experiment it, to discover it by yourself or by listening to your girlfriends, your mother, your aunt, your cousin, your sister’s stories. Sometimes it’s better to know your own feminism and to be it, because the essays might show you some shades of Feminism, but to truly understand something you have to go through it, to live it.
With that, I’m not trying to tear down all the Feminism essays, they can be interesting and educative, and they are the base of the movement, but reading them is not a must to become a real feminist. If you’re a woman, if you want equality above all, if you want all the voices to be heard, then hey, you’re a feminist, welcome to the movement! Because the future is not male, and of course the future is not female, the future is equal.
One of the many things I’ve learned and realized by reading this book is the fact that women by nature are not smarter than men, we just have to be. Women have to work twice as hard as men to be heard, to be seen, we have to demonstrate that we really deserve what we want, what we’re fighting for, on every step we take to our goal. And all because of that glass ceiling the patriarchy has built. But we’re strong enough to break it, we only need to stay together and push at the same time, and that ceiling will break into a thousand million pieces no man will be able to rebuild.
“Acknowledge that the patriarchy is a cult that so many of us have been enrolled without our consent and de-programming may take a while.”
– Dolly Alderton
We’re all together in this fight, so stay united and don’t let anyone destroy what many generations of feminists have been fighting for. We deserve equality, we want our voices to be heard, don’t let anyone silence us now.
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2.5 stars!
as someone who can count on half a hand the amount of non fiction books i’ve read in my entire life, ‘feminists don’t wear pink’ was highly accessible. most chapters i found were enjoyable and enlightening, though i struggled to engage with others. i think i would’ve gotten more out of this book if i’d read it bit by bit instead of practically in one sitting, but i very much appreciated this anthology as a toe-dip into non fiction and feminism. i feel like anyone could take something away from this book - regardless of identity - due to the variety of points of view and frankly incredible women who have their say. and for that reason, everyone should give this a go!
as someone who can count on half a hand the amount of non fiction books i’ve read in my entire life, ‘feminists don’t wear pink’ was highly accessible. most chapters i found were enjoyable and enlightening, though i struggled to engage with others. i think i would’ve gotten more out of this book if i’d read it bit by bit instead of practically in one sitting, but i very much appreciated this anthology as a toe-dip into non fiction and feminism. i feel like anyone could take something away from this book - regardless of identity - due to the variety of points of view and frankly incredible women who have their say. and for that reason, everyone should give this a go!
"The lies we have been told about feminism have been fed to us to hold us back from a movement that is actually for everyone"
I absolutely loved most of the essays in this! I felt inspired, and loved how intersectional most of the essays were. There were some that were not inclusive of trans and non cisgender people which was disappointing.
Overall I really loved and learnt from a lot of the essays and would definitely recommend it!
tw: rape, transphobia
I absolutely loved most of the essays in this! I felt inspired, and loved how intersectional most of the essays were. There were some that were not inclusive of trans and non cisgender people which was disappointing.
Overall I really loved and learnt from a lot of the essays and would definitely recommend it!
tw: rape, transphobia