Misogyny is a timely text that offers concrete guidance as we yearn to thrive in the egalitarian society we are (still, despite the latest setbacks) on the cusp of becoming. ISBN: 9780190876340 hardcover ISBN: 0190876344 hardcover Bibliography, etc.: Includes bibliographical references. Using a multi-generational approach, it will trace the history of misogyny and consider its meaning today - what is new and what is old - and explore the current state of feminism. Misogyny : the new activism / Gail Ukockis. Unlike most of the current wake up call texts on feminism, this book is aimed toward the people who are already aware of today's misogyny. In 2017, almost every day provided a new example of a woman being silenced or otherwise damaged by misogyny.
Recent events prove that there is a strong hunger for a meaningful book to help activists understand the context of their concerns. Written for advocates of gender equality, Misogyny features: discussion of the various aspects of the misogyny, such as toxic masculinity and rape culture community feedback, given the value of what we can learn from others' lived experiences and a stress on activism, alongside tools to fight back against the phenomenon on the individual and political levels. Recently, though, new aspects of misogyny have emerged in our society that impact girls and women worldwide.
Misogyny (hatred of women) is nothing new, of course. There are more examples but I had to stop reading.Impassioned but practical, this book dives into the topic of misogyny and proposes strategies for effective action. She ignores the red flags for two tiny steps forward in other areas. In Box 5.1 in Chapter 5 about Toxic Masculinity, she ignore parts of the conversation that demonstrate toxic masculinity and focuses on how these two men are pro-gay and women. The author kept mixing up dates and didn't include the fact that he went after white women because he believed they rejected him for being biracial. Even though false rape allegations are only between 2-10% of all rape allegations, those false allegations make it more difficult for rape victims to report their rape and be taken seriously.Įlliot Rodgers. The author does say that Rolling Stone did retract the story but doesn't mention that the source lied and that the publication has a history of not fact checking. It's been failing on the journalist front for a while now. Rolling Stone retracted the article after it was discovered that the source was unreliable and making things up.
And editing.įor example: (p.78) the Rolling Stone article about rape.
This is a textbook that needs some really serious fact checking.
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