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Geek Feminist Revolution
by Kameron Hurley
"Because as much as I didn't hate myself, and was happy to toss a couple years' worth of body project hours into actual, tangible accomplishments the way a dude would, it wasn't my accomplishments I would get judged on by casual observers. I'd be judged on whether or not I had the "discipline" to take up less space in the world."
Raise your hand if you're surprised I picked this up based on it's title alone. Nobody? Huh.
But in all seriousness. Read. This. Book. Some of the things Hurley talks about have been said many times, though they ALWAYS NEED TO BE SAID AGAIN. But many of her thoughts felt truly revolutionary to me, even though THEY SHOULD BE COMPLETELY OBVIOUS. Her essays about the power of representation and about body image in particular voiced many things that I feel like I knew without knowing, that I never fully voiced before. As a European, I was also HORRIFIED by her essay about US health care, or lack thereof. I always knew things were bad there, but this was eye-opening and scary. I bought the audiobook, but I'll need to get a hand on the print copy as well to copy out all the quotes. If you have any interest in feminism, representation or just the world we live in today, go read this. Now.
Raise your hand if you're surprised I picked this up based on it's title alone. Nobody? Huh.
But in all seriousness. Read. This. Book. Some of the things Hurley talks about have been said many times, though they ALWAYS NEED TO BE SAID AGAIN. But many of her thoughts felt truly revolutionary to me, even though THEY SHOULD BE COMPLETELY OBVIOUS. Her essays about the power of representation and about body image in particular voiced many things that I feel like I knew without knowing, that I never fully voiced before. As a European, I was also HORRIFIED by her essay about US health care, or lack thereof. I always knew things were bad there, but this was eye-opening and scary. I bought the audiobook, but I'll need to get a hand on the print copy as well to copy out all the quotes. If you have any interest in feminism, representation or just the world we live in today, go read this. Now.