Why I Am Not A Feminist
By Jessa Crispin
By Jessa Crispin
By Jessa Crispin
By Jessa Crispin
Category: Nonfiction
Category: Nonfiction
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$19.99
Feb 21, 2017 | ISBN 9781612196015
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Feb 21, 2017 | ISBN 9781612196022
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$19.99
Feb 21, 2017 | ISBN 9781612196015
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Feb 21, 2017 | ISBN 9781612196022
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Praise
âThe point of âWhy I Am Not a Feministâ isnât really that Crispin is not a feminist; itâs that she has no interest in being a part of a club that has opened its doors and lost sight of its politicsâa club that would, if she werenât so busy disavowing it, invite Kellyanne Conway inâŠ.Crispinâs argument is bracing, and a rare counterbalance; where feminism is concerned, broad acceptability is almost always framed as an unquestioned good.â âThe New Yorker
âSmall but mighty, a bracing, contradictory volume full of fury. Itâs a rousing call for unity thatâs not afraid to alienate, at once breezy and foreboding. Itâs a radical text written in accessible, entertaining prose, slipped nonchalantly into the mainstreamâŠ.A blueprint for women who care about equal rights for all women, and really, all humans.â âFlavorwire
âPerceptive and impassionedâŠThereâs something decidedly appealing, even romantic, about this vision of a radical movement that will, in Crispinâs words, set about âfully dismantlingâ the system.â âNew Republic
âArgues against the current brand of feminism that equates progress with buying into the status quo, and calls for a reinvestment in radical, even revolutionary thinking about what feminism can mean, and do.â âElle
âA searing critiqueâŠa necessary contribution to the effort to push contemporary social justice movements further to the left and to weave an understanding of class politics into modern identity-based movements in order to build a radical politics of solidarity.â âJacobin
âBrief, bellicose, and bracingâŠA call for an examination of conscience.â âChicago Tribune
âThe authorâs ferocious critique effectively reframes the terms of any serious discussion of feminism. Youâll never trust a you-go-girl just-lean-in bromide again. Forget busting glass ceilings. Crispin has taken a wrecking ball to the whole structure.â âKirkus starred review
âFeminists have, in fact, become polite insiders, and Crispin is here to show them how to punch their way out. A rallying manifesto; start swinging.â âLibrary Journal
âLaser-like insight into feminismâs strengths and weaknessesâŠRhetoric that soars and searsâŠThrough insights that provoke discussion and dissension, Crispin rallies the kind of radical verve that once vitalized a revolution in the hope that it will do so once again.â âBooklist
âJessa Crispin offers a biting critique of modern feminism⊠This is a good read for any feminist looking for an opportunity for self-reflection, or any person who questions the consumerist bent that modern feminism has taken.ââEugene Weekly