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I'm Afraid of Men
by Vivek Shraya
I always welcome new perspectives on reimagined future. Ways to destroy the table and raise children who can live in a world without the binary and without wielding power over anyone. My favorite Quotes from this book:
“If we want masculinity to be different, we must confront and tackle the baseline instead of longing for exceptions. Loving your mother, holding a door open for a woman, being a good listener, or even being a feminist doesn’t make a man an exception. Experiencing oppression—including racism, homophobia, and transphobia—doesn’t make a man an exception. If we are invested in perpetuating and glorifying the myth of the “good man,” we are also complicit in overlooking, if not permitting, the reprehensible behaviour of the “typical man.””
“What if you were to challenge yourself every time you feel afraid of me—and all of us who are pushing against gendered expectations and restrictions? What if you cherished us as archetypes of realized potential? What if you were to surrender to sublime possibility—yours and mine? Might you then free me at last of my fear, and of your own?”
Why 3 stars? I did not necessarily enjoy the writing style all to much, nor the organization the author used to explain their thoughts. It kinda followed a chronological order of events with presenting new ideas and feelings towards subjects. Which is not my cup of tea. As well as it was not long enough and some topics could have been more drawn out. It felt like they presented a main idea, shortly explained it, then went to the next thing without enough support. Three and a half stars.
“If we want masculinity to be different, we must confront and tackle the baseline instead of longing for exceptions. Loving your mother, holding a door open for a woman, being a good listener, or even being a feminist doesn’t make a man an exception. Experiencing oppression—including racism, homophobia, and transphobia—doesn’t make a man an exception. If we are invested in perpetuating and glorifying the myth of the “good man,” we are also complicit in overlooking, if not permitting, the reprehensible behaviour of the “typical man.””
“What if you were to challenge yourself every time you feel afraid of me—and all of us who are pushing against gendered expectations and restrictions? What if you cherished us as archetypes of realized potential? What if you were to surrender to sublime possibility—yours and mine? Might you then free me at last of my fear, and of your own?”
Why 3 stars? I did not necessarily enjoy the writing style all to much, nor the organization the author used to explain their thoughts. It kinda followed a chronological order of events with presenting new ideas and feelings towards subjects. Which is not my cup of tea. As well as it was not long enough and some topics could have been more drawn out. It felt like they presented a main idea, shortly explained it, then went to the next thing without enough support. Three and a half stars.