[Book Review] Sexy Feminism : A Girl's Guide to Love, Success, and Style
Sexy Feminism : A Girl's Guide to Love, Success, and Style /
Jennifer Keishin Armstrong,
Heather Wood Rudulph (Powell's Books)
While by no mean's an in-depth treatise on feminism, it is a an eminently readable discussion of feminism in reflection to the lives many of us want to live. While feminism has made gains over the years, it hasn't been without its losses and setbacks. How do we balance wanting to be sexually active and sexually appealing partners while being respectful of ourselves and escaping the constant bombardment of what we "need" to be the perfect sexy woman. It definitely made me reflect on a few things about myself, such as why many of us, myself included, find the label feminist uncomfortable. This is a book on feminism that is friendly, encouraging women to find men who will love them as an equal, and giving advice on how to examine one's own desires in lifestyle and action for ways to stay woman-positive.
"Not your mother’s feminism! A humor-filled action plan for an accessible, cool, and, yes, even sexy brand of 21st-century feminism
A Mariner Original Paperback
Feminism can still seem like an abstract idea that is difficult to incorporate into our hectic, media-saturated, modern lives, but Jennifer Keishin Armstrong and Heather Wood Rudúlph show how the everyday things matter. In an age when “concern-trolling,” “slut-shaming,” and “body-snarking” are blogosphere bywords, when reproductive rights are back under political attack, and when women are still pressured to “have it all,” feminism is more relevant than ever. For many young women the radicalism of the Second Wave is unappealing, and the “do me” and “lipstick” feminism of the Third Wave feels out of date. Enter Sexy Feminism. It’s an inclusive, approachable kind of feminism—miniskirts, lip gloss, and waxing permitted. Covering a range of topics from body issues and workplace gender politics to fashion, dating, and sex, Sexy Feminism is full of advice, resources, and pop culture references that will help shape what being a feminist can look like for you."
While by no mean's an in-depth treatise on feminism, it is a an eminently readable discussion of feminism in reflection to the lives many of us want to live. While feminism has made gains over the years, it hasn't been without its losses and setbacks. How do we balance wanting to be sexually active and sexually appealing partners while being respectful of ourselves and escaping the constant bombardment of what we "need" to be the perfect sexy woman. It definitely made me reflect on a few things about myself, such as why many of us, myself included, find the label feminist uncomfortable. This is a book on feminism that is friendly, encouraging women to find men who will love them as an equal, and giving advice on how to examine one's own desires in lifestyle and action for ways to stay woman-positive.
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