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Shrill - Notes from a Loud Woman (Paperback)
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Shrill - Notes from a Loud Woman (Paperback)
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Loot Price R275
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*CATCH THE TV ADAPTATION OF SHRILL ON BBC3 NOW* 'Women are told,
from birth, that it's our job to be small: physically small, small
in our presence, and small in our impact on the world. We're
supposed to spend our lives passive, quiet and hungry. I want to
obliterate that expectation...' Guardian columnist Lindy West
wasn't always loud. It's difficult to believe she was once a nerdy,
overweight teen who wanted nothing more than to be invisible.
Fortunately for women everywhere, along the road she found her
voice - and how she found it! That cripplingly shy girl who refused
to make a sound, somehow grew up to be one of the loudest,
shrillest, most fearless feminazis on the internet, making a living
standing up for what's right instead of what's cool. In Shrill,
Lindy recounts how she went from being the butt of people's jokes,
to telling her own brand of jokes - ones that carry with them with
a serious message and aren't at someone else's expense. She reveals
the obstacles and stereotyping she's had to overcome to make
herself heard, in a society that doesn't think women (especially
fat women and feminists) are or can be funny. She also tackles some
of the most burning issues of popular culture today, taking a frank
and provocative look at racism, oppression, fat-shaming,
twitter-trolling and even rape culture, unpicking the bullshit and
calling out unpalatable truths with conviction, intelligence and a
large dose of her trademark black humour. 'Lindy West is an
essential (and hilarious) voice for women. Her talent and bravery
have made the Internet a place I actually want to be.' Lena Dunham
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