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A review by fitrisiain
Meat Market: Female Flesh Under Capitalism by Laurie Penny
This book by far offers the realest reasoning behind eating disorder for me, which is not just about submission to the beauty standard; but also an act of martyrdom (self-destruct in order to prove our point), to rebel out, to refuse, while letting the society applauds them momentarily on performing "self-control". There is a masked logical reasoning behind seemingly illogical choice. But do we really need more martyrs?
Eating disorder is only a part of story between women's body and capitalism. The book started with punchy arguments that converged to the conclusion (which I found as the most enganging part) that the world has been looking at woman's body as marginalised body (at work, entertainment, monetized & performative eroticism that alienates us from authenticity), and... finally to this invitation of (quite) extreme refusal:
"There is nothing more terrifying to a society built on female purchasing power and unpaid labour than the notion that women might refuse to join the sell."
"Only by remembering how to say ‘no’ will the women of the 21st century regain their voice and remember their power."
Eating disorder is only a part of story between women's body and capitalism. The book started with punchy arguments that converged to the conclusion (which I found as the most enganging part) that the world has been looking at woman's body as marginalised body (at work, entertainment, monetized & performative eroticism that alienates us from authenticity), and... finally to this invitation of (quite) extreme refusal:
"There is nothing more terrifying to a society built on female purchasing power and unpaid labour than the notion that women might refuse to join the sell."
"Only by remembering how to say ‘no’ will the women of the 21st century regain their voice and remember their power."