We Should All Be Feminists
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - The highly acclaimed, provocative essay on feminism and sexual politics--from the award-winning author of Americanah "A call to action, for all people in the world, to undo the gender hierarchy." --MediumIn this personal, eloquently-argued essay--adapted from the much-admired TEDx talk of the same name--Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie offers readers a unique definition of feminism for the twenty-first century. Drawing extensively on her own experiences and her deep understanding of the often masked realities of sexual politics, here is one remarkable author's exploration of what it means to be a woman now--and an of-the-moment rallying cry for why we should all be feminists.
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прочитав после книги белой феминистки из кремниевой долины книгу черной феминистки из нигерии, держусь своего предыдущего высказывания: каждому нужен свой герой. мне сложно полностью сопереживать проблемам нигерийских женщин - ну то есть, ужасно, что с ними не здороваются в присутственных местях, а в некоторые и вовсе не пускают, но какой бы дремучей ни была матушка россия, мы немного опережаем нигерию в области базовых прав. я хочу читать про жи...read more
Holy moly.
This is the best persuasive essay I’ve ever read.
By the end of it, I’m not only convinced that everyone should be a feminist, but am a bit confused why that wasn’t something I already thought before reading the book.
The author reveals her secret before she even starts the magic trick: she admits, in what seems a non-sequester, that she often forgets that things that seem obvious to her are not obvious to others. Then she subtly bring...read more
This is the best persuasive essay I’ve ever read.
By the end of it, I’m not only convinced that everyone should be a feminist, but am a bit confused why that wasn’t something I already thought before reading the book.
The author reveals her secret before she even starts the magic trick: she admits, in what seems a non-sequester, that she often forgets that things that seem obvious to her are not obvious to others. Then she subtly bring...read more
My favorite excerpts:
"If we do something over and over again, it becomes normal. If we see the same thing over and over again, it becomes normal."p.13
"A man is as likely as a woman to be intelligent, innovative, creative. We have evolved. But our ideas of gender have not evolved very much."p.18
"We spend too much time teaching girls to worry about what boys think of them. But the reverse is not the case."p.24
"...We should begin to dream about and ...read more
"If we do something over and over again, it becomes normal. If we see the same thing over and over again, it becomes normal."p.13
"A man is as likely as a woman to be intelligent, innovative, creative. We have evolved. But our ideas of gender have not evolved very much."p.18
"We spend too much time teaching girls to worry about what boys think of them. But the reverse is not the case."p.24
"...We should begin to dream about and ...read more
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