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A review by leelulah
Beauty and Misogyny: Harmful Cultural Practices in the West by Sheila Jeffreys
4.0
This book was more than I was expecting in many senses. I do not agree with her interpretations of Christianity, but I do sure agree that many beauty practices directed towards women are influenced by prostitution and pornography, and she's quick to criticize the liberal movement for it. This is sure some level of awareness worth mentioning in the Left. Especially relevant for its callout of Bill Clinton's positive attitude towards the sex industry (and women in the US were supposed to vote for his wife, in order to advance the cause of women's rights).
A lot of information here is very shocking in terms of what women have to go through as a result of labiaplasty, feet surgery, feet binding, breast implants, prostitution and pornography industries, and the rise of the transvestite / transsexual fetish championed as a human right.
Do not expect a simply "quit wearing makeup because the patriarchy", but also a good study of how the modeling and the makeup industry have close ties to pedophiles. Maybe, many of you will think that we didn't need a radical feminist to tell us this, and maybe you're right, but for some reason she's only one of the few who's speaking against this instead of calling it "warpaint" and "empowerment" if it's "chosen".
As any radical feminist, she's pro-abortion, but her dismantling of the choice discourse could prove useful to dismantle the abortion myths mantained by the contradictions of her position. Studying radical feminst thought remains an interesting pursuit, partly because of honest books like this.
A lot of information here is very shocking in terms of what women have to go through as a result of labiaplasty, feet surgery, feet binding, breast implants, prostitution and pornography industries, and the rise of the transvestite / transsexual fetish championed as a human right.
Do not expect a simply "quit wearing makeup because the patriarchy", but also a good study of how the modeling and the makeup industry have close ties to pedophiles. Maybe, many of you will think that we didn't need a radical feminist to tell us this, and maybe you're right, but for some reason she's only one of the few who's speaking against this instead of calling it "warpaint" and "empowerment" if it's "chosen".
As any radical feminist, she's pro-abortion, but her dismantling of the choice discourse could prove useful to dismantle the abortion myths mantained by the contradictions of her position. Studying radical feminst thought remains an interesting pursuit, partly because of honest books like this.