They told you you need to be thin and beautiful. They told you to
wear longer skirts, avoid going out late at night and move in
groups - never accept drinks from a stranger, and wear shoes you
can run in more easily than heels. They told you to wear just
enough make-up to look presentable but not enough to be a slut; to
dress to flatter your apple, pear, hourglass figure, but not to be
too tarty. They warned you that if you try to be strong, or take
control, you'll be shrill, bossy, a ballbreaker. Of course it's
fine for the boys, but you should know your place. They told you
'that's not for girls' - 'take it as a compliment' - 'don't rock
the boat' - 'that'll go straight to your hips'. They told you
'beauty is on the inside', but you knew they didn't really mean it.
Well screw that. I'm here to tell you something else. Hilarious,
jaunty and bold, GIRL UP exposes the truth about the pressures
surrounding body image, the false representations in media, the
complexities of a sex and relationships, the trials of social media
and all the other lies they told us. 'Bates takes a myth-busting
approach to body image, food, sex and advertising, and is
particularly good at boiling down feminist language into a snappy,
everyday vernacular without diluting its power.' Metro 'Essential
reading for young women and girls, Girl Up is set to become a key
guiding text for the next generation like The Beauty Myth and The
Feminine Mystique have for preceding generations. Morning Star
Online It's hardly headline news that feminism can be funny. But,
heavens, is it refreshing to see it done as well as it is [in this
book]. Telegraph 'Girl Up is something between a self-help book and
a bracing love letter to today's teenage girls... I wish I'd had
Girl Up when I was growing up. I could have used such no-nonsense
survival guide.' Sunday Times 'Girl Up will be the first book on
feminism many young women will read.' Guardian [Girl Up] tackles
all the propaganda that women get bamboozled with from childhood.
From the myth of the 'ballbreaker' in the office to the 'dangers'
of short skirts, Bates is funny, piercingly astute and will have
you furious and politicized over the impact social media,
pornography and advertising have on our bodies.' Stylist 'If you
have a daughter or a niece or a younger sister or a god-daughter,
buy it for them now... the book is an absolute must for girls
navigating our hyper-sexualised, deeply sexist culture.' The Pool
'Feminist writer Laura Bates returns with another hard-hitting but
hilarious book which exposes the truth surrounding pressures on
body image, false representations in the media and lots of issues
very relevant to girls today. This no-nonsense guide to being a
girl in 2016 and is one all teen girls should read.' Red magazine
'For any woman who is sick of being told how to act, how to dress,
or how to ward off unwanted advances, this book could be for you.
Independent 'This book is fabulous. It is inclusive and empowering.
It is funny and frank and, as actor Emma Watson writes in the
preface, "not for the faint-hearted". It is the kind of sex and
life education you wished you had at your at your disposal when you
were 14.' Irish Times
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