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From two leading, agenda-setting feminist editors, Believe Me
brings readers into the current landscape of the anti-sexual
violence movement--and outlines how believing women is the critical
foundation for future progress. Essays include Jessica Valenti
writing about how a woman's word has never been enough in our
country, giving context to the question of why we don't believe
women. Jaclyn Friedman draws that idea out further, articulating
why it matters that women are believed about sexual violence -
because doing so finally grants us bodily sovereignty, impacting
whether we can be trusted about pain, about pleasure, about
reproduction and beyond. Other top-tier contributors touch on: how
race and class impact which kinds of women are believed; the ways
that women's behaviour (what they wear, what they were drinking)
trumps their testimony and words; how believing white women has
harmed communities of colour; visions of masculinity that aren't
dependent on undermining women. Part taking stock of recent
feminist movements, part visions for a way forward, Believe Me has
the potential to spark real change and to appeal to the countless
men and women who have been engaging with #metoo and looking to
feminist leadership for next steps.
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Unscrewed (Hardcover)
Jaclyn Friedman
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R974
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In this empowering, accessible guide, Jaclyn Friedman,co-editor of
Yes Means Yes ,gives young women the tools to decipher the modern
world's confusing, hypersexualized, sometimes dangerous landscape
so they can define their own sexual identity. Friedman decries the
hypocrisy and mixed messages of our culture (we're failures if we
don't act sexy, but we're sluts if we actually pursue sex we need
to be protected from rapists lurking in bushes, but deserve
whatever we get" if we have a drink at a party and wear a skirt),
and encourages readers to separate fear from fact, decode the
damaging messages all around them, and discover a healthy personal
sexuality.Educational and interactive, What You Really Really Want
includes revealing quizzes, creative exercises, and reality-based
advice about sex and sexuality today. With Friedman's informed
advice to guide them, readers will build new skills for safely
expressing their sexuality with lovers and explore effective ways
to talk about tricky issues with family and friends,and learn how
to make the world a little safer for everyone else's sexuality
along the way.
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