We Should All Be Feminists
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." --Medium
In 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.
In 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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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 plan for a different world. A fairer world. A world of happier men and happier women who are truer to themselves. And this is how to start: we much raise our daughters differently. We must also raise our sons differently."p.25
"The problem with gender is that it prescribes how we should be rather than recognizing how we are. Imagine how much happier we would be, how much freer to be our true individual selves, if we didn't have the weight of gender expectations."p.34
"What if, in raising children, we focus on ability rather than gender? What if we focus on interest rather than gender?"p.36
"For centuries, the world divided human beings into two groups and then proceeded to exclude and oppress one group. It is only fair that the solution to the problem should acknowledge that."p.41
"Culture does not make people. People make culture. If it is true that the full humanity of women is not our culture, then we can and must make it our culture."p.46
"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 plan for a different world. A fairer world. A world of happier men and happier women who are truer to themselves. And this is how to start: we much raise our daughters differently. We must also raise our sons differently."p.25
"The problem with gender is that it prescribes how we should be rather than recognizing how we are. Imagine how much happier we would be, how much freer to be our true individual selves, if we didn't have the weight of gender expectations."p.34
"What if, in raising children, we focus on ability rather than gender? What if we focus on interest rather than gender?"p.36
"For centuries, the world divided human beings into two groups and then proceeded to exclude and oppress one group. It is only fair that the solution to the problem should acknowledge that."p.41
"Culture does not make people. People make culture. If it is true that the full humanity of women is not our culture, then we can and must make it our culture."p.46
Very good, short read! Excellent take on gender and feminism from a cisgender perspective. My only critique is the missing representation of LGBTQIA+ individuals in the discussion or feminism.
This is a short book about the basics of feminism, which the author explains with much humor and kindness.
I especially like when she discusses that oppression based on class does not negate oppression based on gender. Because she is an especially gifted writer, and communicates with so much kindness, it would be great to read a more thorough explanation of how the oppression of one group contributes to the oppression of other groups.
I especially like when she discusses that oppression based on class does not negate oppression based on gender. Because she is an especially gifted writer, and communicates with so much kindness, it would be great to read a more thorough explanation of how the oppression of one group contributes to the oppression of other groups.
I had planned on giving this four stars because it is very short and there isn't necessarily a lot of new information in it. Then I flipped it open to find a quote and remembered that I had nodded and agreed with almost every word this little book offered. I remembered that my boyfriend, who was sitting close to me as I read, was subject to a lot of the anger it brought out of me - good anger.
She's absolutely right. We should all be feminists.
5 Stars
She's absolutely right. We should all be feminists.
5 Stars
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