pickWhen I was a kid, bigots would tell me, with a little smirk “I‘m not AFRAID of gay people”. Down Girl is about a similar issue in misogyny. When we talk about misogyny, lots of misogynists dispute claims cause they love their mom or Sydney Swenney. Manne writes about how misogyny divides people into 2 classes: those entitled to attention and love and nurture and those who must work to supply it or be punished.
pickThe sky is spectacular tonight. As is this book. I‘m in awe of how much Claire Keegan can tell with so little words.
pickRead an article in a weekend paper about her. Never heard of her before. Requested books from library and got two. This one was a bit of a tough read. Dysfunctional relationships. Excellent writing. First published in 1966. Long out of print until Text reprinted all her work in 2012 . Still being printed . An Australian author who should be remembered and read.
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pickThis author packs a punch in this tiny little book of short stories. Tbh I don't even remember what the middle one was about, but the others are sticking.
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panI was extremely disappointed in this book - I learned more on the topic from the author‘s interviews than I did reading. I appreciate that the author wanted to work through her trauma but I didn‘t want to read the trauma dump and not understand the WHY of this timely and impotent topic.
0/5 listen to the interviews about this book and you‘ll learn more about the rising danger of the manosphere and the deadly consequences of misogyny
Many young boys go into You Tube & find their way to these sites which are preaching these principles of hate against women. It‘s all crafted in a certain way to make boys unaware (as well as their parents) of what they are stumbling upon. Social media has long since been complicit in not shutting these men down. Not to mention the media also plays a part in how people that commit violent acts are “good or misunderstood” aka White men/boy who was
pickOne of those highly important books, especially at this moment. This info is more relevant now than when it was written just a few years ago. Reason is the current president is a convicted felon for assault & this shows the men in the manosphere that they can get away with anything & not be held accountable. I am horrified for my daughter to know that there are men (boys being mainstreamed into this narrative) that women are evil. That women are
