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rebecanunez's review against another edition
4.0
Muy interesante. Breve y conciso, de fácil lectura y asimilación. Creo que todos, independientemente del género, podemos beneficiarnos de su lectura. Me identifico con varias de sus experiencias.
rebeccazh's review against another edition
4.0
she didn't bring up points that hadn't been brought up before, but it was still a good read
stephaniexpink's review against another edition
3.0
so late to this. on one hand, this is perfect as an introduction to demystifying feminism, especially for those on the spectrum who declare themselves as ‘anti-feminist’. I think the conversations in this are important; they’re basic but nonetheless form the basis of modern day feminism: discourse on gender roles etc. it also encapsulates feminism in other cultures, how it differs to western society which a lot of feminist rhetoric avoids-the author being Nigerian provides insight to a culture where feminism has been perceived insultingly. It’s very persuasive, but as a feminist I don’t need to be persuaded any more so, so I don’t think I can say this book affected me at all.
i did think that bits were contradictory, for example referencing gender expectations and roles, eradicating that but then referring to her suit as ‘manly’; to eradicate gender expectations and focus on the individual would also mean removing gender from clothing, hence I found this muddled. but I appreciated the author’s debunking the common association that femininity and feminism cannot coincide. i have seen critique on the lack of intersectionality regarding the lack of trans inclusive language, but I think with an essay written in 2015, this was expected. I have found that feminism within 2010s had a very binary approach to gender, and with an essay that is providing a very soft introduction to the concept, I think the focus on the binary was to simplify more than offend.
an over-simplistic approach to feminism but still informative and intelligent; does not apply as much to today, but this was adopted from a TED talk in 2012. I would of definitely loved this 9 years ago, but not so much today. the author is great though.
i did think that bits were contradictory, for example referencing gender expectations and roles, eradicating that but then referring to her suit as ‘manly’; to eradicate gender expectations and focus on the individual would also mean removing gender from clothing, hence I found this muddled. but I appreciated the author’s debunking the common association that femininity and feminism cannot coincide. i have seen critique on the lack of intersectionality regarding the lack of trans inclusive language, but I think with an essay written in 2015, this was expected. I have found that feminism within 2010s had a very binary approach to gender, and with an essay that is providing a very soft introduction to the concept, I think the focus on the binary was to simplify more than offend.
an over-simplistic approach to feminism but still informative and intelligent; does not apply as much to today, but this was adopted from a TED talk in 2012. I would of definitely loved this 9 years ago, but not so much today. the author is great though.
ketutar's review against another edition
5.0
Oh, this is painful... everything she says is so self-evident to me, and knowing that the examples she gives are true, that the opposite is so self-evident to so many other people... it breaks my heart!
And, everything that has been said about race, anti-racism, being "color-blind", and an ally, it all goes for feminism as well.
And, everything that has been said about race, anti-racism, being "color-blind", and an ally, it all goes for feminism as well.
howtobebooks's review against another edition
4.0
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie does a great job in explaining the fundamental point of feminism. While it is already known to those versed in such sociological aspects, it is a good start in learning about what it actually is.
I was more interested in her viewpoint of intersectional feminism which brings together the effects of race, class and gender on a person and their position in society. I hope that there will be more literature like this in the future.
I was more interested in her viewpoint of intersectional feminism which brings together the effects of race, class and gender on a person and their position in society. I hope that there will be more literature like this in the future.
margotgabriella's review against another edition
5.0
Even though my perspective on feminism is already quite broad since i did a schoolproject about it last year, i learned so much about how the african culture deals with feminism. The way she describs her experience is incredible. And i'll never forget how positive but still acussing it was written. #HappyEuropeanFeministWhoDoesn'tHateMenAndLikesToWearLipglossAndHighHeelsJustForHerselfAndNotForTheMenAroundHer
eileenthecrow's review against another edition
3.0
I love her ideas and I love her. However, most of this talk didn't propose anything new and therefore left me a bit disappointed. I swear I made a similar presentation during my first year of uni, the very title of this book was my closing argument which was a big deal for my professor at the time so he kept pointing at me and calling me the feminist of the class. It was frustrating, he would talk about feminism, he would look at me and announce to the class, "I'm sorry, Ekin, you are a feminist so I'm looking at you." Anyway, what I'm trying to say is that reading this felt like an introduction to her ideas so the whole time I wished the snippets were longer because I kept thinking, "Okay but I heard this all before. Let's go deeper." But since it's a TED Talk, I can understand that.
(This text did exclude trans and gay women which is something that has always been a problem for me when I read stuff like this.)
There were some GREAT quotes in this, though. Just wonderful. Especially the very last part of the talk was brilliant and like I said, I just wanted more.
(This text did exclude trans and gay women which is something that has always been a problem for me when I read stuff like this.)
There were some GREAT quotes in this, though. Just wonderful. Especially the very last part of the talk was brilliant and like I said, I just wanted more.