hello to the 3 people who might use this... it's my first effortpost ever
formative works
the second s***by simone debeauvior
women, culture & politics by angela davis
right wing women by andrea dworkin
intercourse by dworkin
sister outsider by audre lorde
a cyborg manifesto by donna haraway
Chicana Feminist Thought by Alma M. Garcia
This Bridge Called My Back, Fourth Edition: Writings by Radical Women of Color
Marxism and the Oppression of Women: Toward a Unitary Theory
Critically Sovereign: Indigenous Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies
Black Feminist Thought by Patricia Hill Collins
modern works
the beauty myth by naomi wolf
the equality illusion by kat banyard
this article about the 4th and 5th waves of feminism
sources
2014 doj statistics re: sexual vilence reported by college aged women
i'll eventually find pdfs for most of the books and if you have reading recs, i'll add them to the op. will maybe update the sources sxn too or not who knows...anyways...
not a woman so can't discuss any experiences of misogyny but certainly do identify as a feminist. @possum if you'd like I could provide a bit more extensive reading list and PDF's as well?
Chicana Feminist Thought by Alma M. Garcia
This Bridge Called My Back, Fourth Edition: Writings by Radical Women of Color
Marxism and the Oppression of Women: Toward a Unitary Theory
Critically Sovereign: Indigenous Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies
Black Feminist Thought by Patricia Hill Collins
I don't know about Andrea Dworkin. She said heterosexual s***reinforces and strengthens the patriarchy which I totally disagree with lol... I need to read more of her work though.
also is it ok to link the SCUM manifesto
is this book taken seriously?
is this book taken seriously?
i truly have no clue. i know some view it as very good satire.
He is a half-dead, unresponsive lump, incapable of giving or receiving pleasure or happiness; consequently, he is at best an utter bore, an inoffensive blob, since only those capable of absorption in others can be charming. He is trapped in a twilight zone halfway between humans and apes, and is far worse off than the apes because, unlike the apes, he is capable of a large array of negative feelings -- hate, jealousy, contempt, disgust, guilt, shame, doubt --and moreover, he is aware of what he is and what he isn't.
Let's note it was Black feminists that coined the term identity politics: historyisaweapon.com/defcon1/combrivercoll.html
It was very liberating for a lot of women.
damn I never looked at it that way actually.
damn I never looked at it that way actually.
I mean, is it really that extreme?
If you replace the words "men, male" with "women, female" it pretty much reads as a history book. I think that was probably her point.
MeToo really got a lot of people interested in older feminist thought.
It's really sad rape and harassment is what did that.
But can we talk about the femicide happening in Mexico??!?!
MeToo really got a lot of people interested in older feminist thought.
It's really sad rape and harassment is what did that.
But can we talk about the femicide happening in Mexico??!?!
https://twitter.com/hearunningwotah/status/1290913429977325573terrible. had heard about this issue a long time ago but didn't realize the scope of it and didn't realize how much the mexican government was downplaying the issue
Yes.
Solanas begins by presenting a theory of the male as an "incomplete female" who is genetically deficient due to the Y chromosome.31 According to Solanas, this genetic deficiency causes the male to be emotionally limited, egocentric, and incapable of mental passion or genuine interaction.