I Call Myself A Feminist
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Following the success of Fifty Shades of Feminism comes a collection by twenty-five girls and women under thirty. Here are some of the brightest, funniest, bravest young women including: Laura Bates (of Everyday Sexism), Emeli Sande (singer at the 2012 Olympics), Reni Eddo-Lodge (award-winning journalist), Yas Necarti (eighteen-year-old activist against Page 3), Meltem Avcil (campaigner for the end the detention of women asylum seekers) - and other writers, performers, politicians and writers.
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Full Review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8te-WLP2-jg
There were several essays that I really enjoyed and I thought, “Wow!” when I finished them, but the majority of the essays in this collection were just okay. This isn't a bad book. It's just very basic. I think it might be good for someone who is new to feminism, someone who is trying to find their way. At the beginning, there were several solid essays in a row and I thought to myself that I'd love to thrust this into the hands of all those people who say we don't need feminism. At the same time, the topics covered throughout the book covered a very wide variety. I thought the ordering was strange since it just jumped around, and one essay oftentimes had nothing to do with the other essays around it. I think the book could benefit from some better organization. Additionally, the book added in so many pages of “feminist” quotes, which made me feel like it was trying too hard. Some of these quotes came from people like Tina Fey, Amy Schumer, and Joss Whedon, and that did not impress me at all.
For more thoughts, I'll soon be doing a video review on my channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX7G3PoEDUyzlHHFSOYpDNg
