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So far so good! The beginning is a tad repetitive and I get that she doesn‘t think much of certain (white) second wave feminists but it‘s really refreshing to hear her say that today‘s (white) feminists are still reinforcing patriarchy, especially by engaging in capitalism, rather than striving for (socioeconomic) equality across the board.

I was successful with the bookish part of the #BFC although - I wasn‘t thrilled about any of them: goal was 2 and I finished 4 books.
Fitness goals: walking 25 km ➡️ 29 km, workout at home for 4 hours ➡️ 3 hours, and I went to the 2 hours long yoga class - as planned.
I‘m still thinking about goals for #BookFitnessChallenge round 2 ...

A powerful and well-written defense of radical feminism and the much-maligned second wave. I don‘t agree with everything Crispin says and wish she went into more depth in some of her arguments, but I do think this is a valuable book for contextualizing how we think about feminism and what its goals in society are.

I have such mixed feelings about this book and can see why it's so polarising. Basically the title is clickbait and I got kinda pissed at her for equating rich white lady feminism which is popular with mainstream media as the movement. But other aspects of her arguments I agreed with a lot. It's a book you want others to read so you can discuss in great detail. I really want to talk to someone about this book!

There were a lot of times reading this book when I wanted to cheer-- this quote among them. I think Jessa Crispin incisively diagnoses a lot of what's wrong with contemporary fempowerment and "lean in" feminism. This is a slim book though, and it's more of a manifesto than rigorous reporting. I found myself wanting to have a lot more examples and analysis than I got. Kind of a letdown but I'd still recommend reading it, especially as a quick read

This book is not going to go over well with everyone, but I thought it was pretty brilliant. It's a smart and sharp look at how watered down feminism has become and why we need something more. I listened to the audio book, which was fantastic. I loved it.

I'm super skeptical about this one, but I'm giving it a try. (And no, I haven't moved from the couch since my last post...)

If you are looking for your next nonfiction read to do with friends, grab this one. I listened on audio, and I really hope some of my circle read this so that we can unpack it. Crispin says some things that had me nodding, some that had me frowning, and some that had me ? (she specifically calls out "feminists" who wear $30 blush...but I've had mine for 7 years and has lasted through 4 years of daily use!!! #awkward)

Wow! An amazing, powerful and gutsy manifesto! I don't agree with all that Crispin puts forward but I love her brutal honesty, passion and anger. Has certainly made me question my own brand of feminism and question am I really doing enough??

Listening to this one on audio and it's challenging my world view in a really good way.

I was on board with some of it, but a lot of the time I was like WHAT IS THIS FEMINISM YOU SPEAK OF??? Definitely not my #feminism.

Reading the New Yorker review of this book and I'm immediately intrigued. I'm increasingly convinced that feminism has bought mainstream popularity at a cost-- reducing its principles to cliches so meaningless that the OPPOSITE side can easily co-opt the language of feminism for their own anti-woman, anti-choice agendas. http://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/the-case-against-contemporary-feminis...

I just started this and already I'm like 😡😣😖😫😪🙄🤔😬😕😒 but there are still some points that I agree make sense. But so far they are few. I will always be a feminist. Debating whether to finish this since the only review I agree with on Goodreads so far is 1 star... Meh.

This is gonna be polarizing, for sure! But it made me think of things I hadn't really thought before. A review to come!