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eva_99 's review for:
Women Don't Owe You Pretty
by Florence Given
reflective
fast-paced
It would have been a nice book if it would have been the first feminist book I had ever read and/or if I had been 15 or younger. I will just copy and paste a small piece from an article I found Published by twssmagazine;
Being intersectional is not just including drawings of black girls or girls with tummy rolls, then slapping out some cutesy lists so you can literally ‘check your privilege’ against the masses. It is a deliberate effort to look beyond your own experiences and learn how feminism looks very different depending on who you are, what you look like and where you come from. It is also making sure that your privilege is not getting in the way of the progress of others. Whilst learning from black women is fantastic, repackaging their words and using your palatability as a white woman to profit off them is violent.
Being intersectional is not just including drawings of black girls or girls with tummy rolls, then slapping out some cutesy lists so you can literally ‘check your privilege’ against the masses. It is a deliberate effort to look beyond your own experiences and learn how feminism looks very different depending on who you are, what you look like and where you come from. It is also making sure that your privilege is not getting in the way of the progress of others. Whilst learning from black women is fantastic, repackaging their words and using your palatability as a white woman to profit off them is violent.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault