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A review by kmcquage
Meat Market: Female Flesh Under Capitalism by Laurie Penny
4.0
A little bit scattered and missing some vital bits (mostly in the realm of intersectionality, where she alludes to class or race issues and then doesn't develop them or fully follow that path) but extremely thought provoking. It was great to read a seriously old school capitalist critique fully connected to gender issues.
It would be nice if such a powerful use of theory could be brought on a larger scale, to revitalize what has become a very shallow and scattered movement, but I'm not sure mainstream feminism has room at this stage to question orthodoxy, when so many gains in recent years are predicated on capitalism and finding a place for (often wealthy and white) women within the kyriarchy.
It would be nice if such a powerful use of theory could be brought on a larger scale, to revitalize what has become a very shallow and scattered movement, but I'm not sure mainstream feminism has room at this stage to question orthodoxy, when so many gains in recent years are predicated on capitalism and finding a place for (often wealthy and white) women within the kyriarchy.