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White Feminism
White Feminism: From the Suffragettes to Influencers and Who They Leave Behind | Koa Beck
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A timely and impassioned exploration of how our society has commodified feminism and continues to systemically shut out women of colorperfect for fans of White Fragility and Good and Mad. Join the important conversation about race, empowerment, and inclusion in the United States with this powerful new feminist classic and rousing call for change. Koa Beck, writer and former editor-in-chief of Jezebel, boldly examines the history of feminism, from the true mission of the suffragettes to the rise of corporate feminism with clear-eyed scrutiny and meticulous detail. She also examines overlooked communitiesincluding Native American, Muslim, transgender, and moreand their difficult and ongoing struggles for social change. In these pages she meticulously documents how elitism and racial prejudice has driven the narrative of feminist discourse. She blends pop culture, primary historical research, and first-hand storytelling to show us how we have shut women out of the movement, and what we can do to course correct for a new generationperfect for women of color looking for a more inclusive way to fight for womens rights. Combining a scholars understanding with hard data and razor-sharp cultural commentary, White Feminism is a witty, whip-smart, and profoundly eye-opening book that challenges long-accepted conventions and completely upends the way we understand the struggle for womens equality.
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faelinwolf
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Yay! Thank you, @Aims42 for my wonderful #JolabokaflodSwap package! I dived right into the candy & am settling in to start reading the book. I'm really excited to read it & educate myself.

Happy Holidays!

@MaleficentBookDragon

Aims42 Happy Holidays to you too! 💚♥️💚 2y
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Finished this yesterday! I loved it! Beck made so many important points about the need for an intersectional feminism and how much of mainstream feminism is highly limited. She did an excellent job discussing key historical periods for feminism in an intriguing manner! Beck proposes necessary changes to the broadening of feminism for all women rather than just the elite. I have read a lot of feminist nonfiction and this one stands out!

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Mdion1993
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A hard truth I had to overcome when reading this book is that it wasn‘t written for me. This book is about feminism, but it is also a critique on white, cis, capitalist, and individualized feminism where the only issue to discuss is sexism - where basic human needs like food, jobs, and education are assumed rather than fought for. But is feminism truly feminism if it does not consider the needs of all women? Beck asks us to reconsider.

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mdemanatee
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A great listen. I especially enjoyed the sections critiquing girlboss narratives and work cultures.

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The majority of this book is a searing response to books like Lean In and #Girlboss that espouse a view that feminism is achieved through ascending the corporate ladder. Beck looks at how non-white (or straight, cis) women are left behind in this narrow definition.

Historically, Beck looks at the successful collectivism of pre-WWII non-white feminists, and how their needs were ignored by first-wave feminism.

In modern times, she examines how ⬇️

Megabooks #metoo and feminism through buying (t-shirts, jewelry, sponsorships) leave behind poor and often non-white feminists and remove important voices from the narrative of feminism. #audiobook 4.75⭐️ #colorintitle #booked2021 @Cinfhen @BarbaraTheBibliophage @4thhouseontheleft (edited) 4y
Emilymdxn Sounds like a fantastic and really important book! Stacked! 4y
Megabooks @Emilymdxn I think you‘d really like this one. 4y
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valeriegeary Sounds interesting! I might have to read it for one of the #booked2021 prompts! 4y
Megabooks @valeriegeary it definitely works for Antiracist book as well. 4y
Cinfhen Nice review. It sounds a little more academic then most NF I like to read...was it dry or heavy on statistics?? 4y
mdemanatee Oohhh I already had this on my to-listen after I finish Mediocre and this only makes me more excited. Thanks for the thoughts! 4y
Megabooks @Cinfhen I wouldn‘t recommend this to you. I wouldn‘t call it dry and academic, but it‘s like reading a 300 page NYT article, and I just haven‘t seen you read much like that. 4y
Megabooks @mdemanatee if you liked mediocre, you‘ll definitely enjoy this one! 4y
Cinfhen Nope!! Not for me 😜 4y
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It‘s always a good day when there‘s #bookmail! Possibility for a #colorintitle #booked2021 🤔

Cinfhen #BookMail is my FAVORITE day of the week 😁 4y
Megabooks @Cinfhen absolutely!!!! 4y
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