Feminists Don't Wear Pink (and other lies): Amazing women on what the F-word means to them

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Munroe talks about inclusive feminism, the importance of the three ‘S’s of self-care and being an activist. For example, feminists (and women in general) do talk to their sons about sexism - perhaps now more than ever. Similarly, if you feel more liberated by feminism, that's great - but that does not mean you've made any significant difference to change things for yourself or other people.

I loved Evanna Lynch's piece, "Cat Women," a series of musings on periods, feminism, and cat ladies, all in the context of a meeting with a casting agent. Terminologi "feminis" dekat dengan pemaknaan akan sesuatu yang "melawan" kodrat sehingga ketika seseorang melabeli dirinya dengan "feminis", maka seharusnya (ujar warganet) dia tidak menggunakan warna pink. Moreover, as I'm not new to reading about feminism, I feel like I only learnt something new from a minority of writing pieces, so that was a bit of a let-down, but the book isn't at fault in that! It's a down-to-earth, funny, inclusive and non-judgmental exploration of what feminism means to many different people. She is the co-founder of The Pink Protest and in 2018 worked on the campaign to end period poverty in the UK.

Show it to your daughters, yes, but also to your husbands, sons, brothers, fathers, and everyone who should know how it is to be a woman in this day and age. But it actually feels more like a book for teenagers, for very young women wanting to know more about that new word they just learned : feminism and not a book for a 30+ woman that has been a feminist since she was 10. Reading the words of such powerful feminist activists, ones who push for change everyday through their writing and their art, is as inspiring as it is important. Many of the guests are some of my favourite women - smart, articulate, empathetic - but the host talks over them, asks basic questions, elbows in her own immature, unrefined viewpoint.

The lies we have been told about feminism have been fed to us to hold us back from a movement that is actually for everyone. The accounts in this book are very real, beautiful and thought provoking, and it makes me proud as hell to be a feminist.This book is a collection of personal essays written by a multitude of brave, clever, strong, passionate women. The only reason i give this book 4 stars is because there were a couple of celeb’s feminism stories which were a little bit dragged out and digressed as such.

this is a wonderful collection for a huge diversity of authors and voices and defiantly a great read for teens that need to understand why feminism is important and what it can mean and what it isn’t (the hate for any and all things male as do many many people believe feminism stands for). As well as discussing this pervasive media stereotype of female competition, Keira shares her experiences of shame, sexual objectification and motherhood. Feminists truly believe that if we lived in a world without gender-based oppression, we'd all be so much happier - so, even if you're only joining for purely selfish reasons, we'd love to have you as part of the gang! How do we raise a new generation and secure a prejudice free future, eradicating abuse, inequality and toxic masculinity? Like I said, I think it's a great introduction to feminism, but as I already knew quite a bit about that topic, I wanted to learn more new things and I didn't.Al ser tantos textos hubo algunos que me encantaron y otros que no me gustaron nada, pero en si el libro me parece interesante ojalá lo hubiera leído a los 18 años.

However, from the way periods are described in some of these essays, I started to doubt whether I'd actually ever had a period or if I was just being stabbed by a ghost every month. It's about intersectionality, it covers the history of the waves of feminism (also pointing out the less beautiful aspects of the history of feminism, such as racism), it talks about periods, and about answering the most asked (and often dumb) questions about feminism by boys/men (in a very funny way I might add). And moreover, I consider myself an inclusive feminist and this book was definitely aiming for inclusive feminism as well. After reading this I am filled with an urgent desire to actually go out and do something about these wrongs! Aside from a few good pieces that deserved much more space than they were given, this book's feminist content was at best fine and at worst several decades out of date.

It's easy to digest in short sittings or all at once, and the number of big names in it--Karen Gillan, Keira Knightley, and Saoirse Ronan, to name a few--is certainly an attractive feature. An urgent and inspirational collection of essays by a diverse group of celebrities, activists, and artists about what feminism means to them, with the goal of helping readers come to their own personal understanding of the word.