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

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Tidak pernah bosan rasanya ketika membahas tentang persamaan upah pekerja (equal pay). Tapi, dalam tulisan di buku ini, dijelaskan pula, memangnya mengapa sih kok wanita bisa sampai mendapatkan upah yang tidak sama dengan pria. Padahal jam kerjanya sama, pekerjaan yang dilakukan pun juga sama. The older I get the more I discover the depths, the more I realise sexism is a carefully architected system that might take longer than we think to truly decode; that fact alone makes me aware that I am, at twenty-nine, still a feminist with training wheels." (A Feminist Call to Action - Jordan Hewson, p. 289) Published in partnership with Girl Up, the UN women’s foundation, Feminists Don't Wear Pink (and other lies) is an exhilaratingly empowering anthology of essays by 52 women written in response to the question: what does the F word mean to you? The contributors’ answers are as varied and individual as womankind itself, with the book innovatively divided into sections covering Epiphany, Anger, Joy, Poetry Break, Action and Education, followed by helpful Further Reading recommendations and rousing Last Words essays.

Another difficult one to rate. Feminists Don’t Wear Pink carries such a valuable sentiment; it’s a fairly decent crash course in feminism; it’s so energetic. It breaks my heart slightly to say that it misses the mark. This book is specifically aimed at young adults, teaching them that they can be whatever they want to be and letting them know that feminism is a lot, but one thing it definitely isn't: a dirty word that describes man-hating women who burn bras and every other stereotype you can think of. Feminists don’t wear pink (and other lies): Amazing women on what the F-word means to them is a selection of thought pieces written by 50 very different women, discussing feminism on their own terms. Appearing on Good Morning Britain in 2018 together with fiction author Adele Parks, Curtis suggested that Disney films and fairy tales should be rewritten, saying that they represent an "unrealistic expectation" of life and that Aladdin was racist. [6] Parks disagreed with Curtis on the show, saying that she "wouldn’t want our history rewritten." [7] Publications [ edit ]

Tidak lupa, masih ada rekomendasi bacaan yang bisa dieksplor lebih jauh oleh pembaca yang tertarik mengenal "feminisme". Tentu, diberikan oleh Emma Watson, aktivis kesetaraan gender sekaligus sosok dibalik klub Our Shared Shelf. No two people experience feminism in the same way, but each perspective is valid and important." ( Foreword, p. xi However, if your feminism is solely motivated by how it benefits you then it's extremely fragile, as a) it only takes someone else with a conflicting experience to devalue it, and b) it makes you much more susceptible to acting only in favour of you and people like you, rather than recognising the challenges facing people who are different - challenges where you may actually be part of the problem. Brilliant, hysterical, truthful, and real, these essays illuminate the path for our future female leaders.”—Reese Witherspoon

My main issue with this book is the feminism espoused by many of the entries is extremely individualistic: how they have been impacted by sexism and how they've been liberated by feminism. So it's pretty hard for me to write an objective review. I found the book pretty underwhelming, and boring at times. Some essays actually weren't about feminism at all, some were about a very weird conception of feminism. I don't know if I would actually recommand it for young girls that would want to discover feminism, because I'm not sure whether the book actually gives answer at some point. Most (adult) women that wrote in it don't seem to know what feminism is either. But first I will encourage all to read this book - men and women alike! Grab this book, read it and learn from it. Before I start this review, I just want to make it clear that I am a feminist and I still did not like this book. In fact, my feminism is most of the reason why I did not like this book. Just so that no one thinks this is a troll review by an anti-feminist or something.If we're going to be good feminists, then I think we have a responsibility to nurture not only ourselves, but the future men who are going to stand alongside future women." ( Alison Sudol, p. 59) Much like a rare breed of bird, I knew feminists still existed out there in the wild. I also knew I most definitely did not want to be one. For starters, it was the middle of the noughties, and in a world where Beyoncé existed I couldn’t fathom what on earth these feminists were fighting for. More importantly my image of a ‘feminist’ was entirely in opposition to every single priority my fifteen-year-old brain possessed. Feminists didn’t use make-up (my favourite hobby). They didn’t shave their legs (my favourite form of exercise). Feminists didn’t like boys (my favourite type of human) and, most importantly, feminists definitely didn’t wear pink. And pink was my favourite colour. Being a feminist would mean disposing of half my wardrobe, revealing my spotty skin and hairy legs to the world and putting an end to the twenty-plus daily MSN messages I sent to boys I had crushes on. George, Amika (8 January 2019). "Girls are still missing school because of period poverty. There is an answer | Amika George"– via www.theguardian.com. I'm in no way an expert in feminism and there's still plent

I have to say that it did feel a bit repetitive at times, because the writings were organized in different collections, such as 'epiphany', 'anger', 'poetry break' and such (also I'm not a *huge* fan of poetry, but that's another matter altogether). As it's a collection, I loved some of the writings (especially those about lesser talked about topics), when I wasn't convinced by others. As 50 women contributed to this book, I wish some pieces had been longer, because they did feel a bit rushed at times, and I didn't get as much out of them as I did from others. 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! 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.

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Spicer, Kate (1 October 2019). "Scarlett Curtis: 'There's a long line of very dodgy men in my family' ". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235 . Retrieved 8 October 2019. With a range of contributors, from Hollywood actresses to teen activists,writing about their personal experiences as women, Feminists Don't WearPink is Rebel Girls for a teen audience. In 2017, Curtis founded feminist activist collective The Pink Protest. The Pink Protest and Amika George organised the #FreePeriods campaign to fight period poverty. [4] They have also campaigned with anti- female genital mutilation activist Nimco Ali and The Five Foundation to successfully include female genital mutilation in the Children's Act. [5] Brilliant, hysterical, truthful and real. These essays illuminate the path for our future female leaders." - Reese Witherspoon but i do have to say that this book didn’t do enough for me personally since all it did was share a short little moment of the person. and i wish it would have done more. personal preference but personal review so i can say it.

There is absolutely a space in feminism for discussing male-centric issues. There are plenty of feminists who discuss and focus on men's issues. Men are great and valuable. But arguing "feminism needs to do more for men" and contributing little else (while overlooking the broader picture of men and feminism) does nothing for anyone. However, let's assume that this book is intended for newbie feminists. It is still the absolute last thing I would recommend to newbie feminists for the main reason that a lot of these women didn't seem to know what feminism is themselves. p.s. Ще б додала сюди есе Анджеліни Джолі для британського ELLE та Емілі Ратажковскі для Harper's Bazaar. You can identify as a feminist and act according to your feminism and still hurt the movement as a whole (see SWERFs and TERFs). Rating this book is pretty tough because I realized pretty fast that I had made a mistake : I was not the public targeted for that collection of essays on feminism. The fact that adult women, older than me, were saying it was a brilliant book that everyone should read made me buy it. 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.Keira Knightkey opens up about her battle with PTSD and talks new film Colette”. The Times. (subscription required). Retrieved 29 December 2020 Brilliant, hysterical, truthful and real. These essays illuminate the path for our future female leaders. - Reese Witherspoon That's not to say it's not a valuable book. Especially because of the inclusive essays, I really do think it would be a great read for teens trying to familiarize themselves with feminism.