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A review by parksystems
Preliminary Materials for a Theory of the Young-Girl by Tiqqun
4.0
This is a provisional rating. I may get around to revising it upon a second read some day.
There are a lot of problems with this book, things that say "Not to be racist but...." then scan the room for POC before saying something CRAZY racist. There are interesting ideas within the mix though, really insightful assessments, but the whole "this isn't to say young girls are 'young girls'" thing does not clear the responsibility. As someone who was formerly a young girl- one very much weighed down and at points very very aware of my demographic's intensely manipulative branding & usage- this says some things that really struck me deeply, big A HAs or OH YES, but then always overall managed to be extremely alienating, generalizing, leaving the reality of the young girl debased and demeaned, irretrievable and impersonal.
I would love to see a revised edition that claimed some responsibility for this and resolved the problems, because there are- i repeat- some very profound thoughts in here.
There are a lot of problems with this book, things that say "Not to be racist but...." then scan the room for POC before saying something CRAZY racist. There are interesting ideas within the mix though, really insightful assessments, but the whole "this isn't to say young girls are 'young girls'" thing does not clear the responsibility. As someone who was formerly a young girl- one very much weighed down and at points very very aware of my demographic's intensely manipulative branding & usage- this says some things that really struck me deeply, big A HAs or OH YES, but then always overall managed to be extremely alienating, generalizing, leaving the reality of the young girl debased and demeaned, irretrievable and impersonal.
I would love to see a revised edition that claimed some responsibility for this and resolved the problems, because there are- i repeat- some very profound thoughts in here.