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Žive Lutke : Povratak Seksizma (2011)

by Natasha Walter(Favorite Author)

3.9 of 5 Votes: 3

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

Algoritam

review 1: I personally found the first half of this book to be the most interesting, because it focused around the cultural trend of sexually objectifying women, which was why I picked up the book in the first place. My anger about the careless way many people in my life objectify women was the reason I began calling myself a feminist, and later began reading feminist literature, and this book did a fabulous job of highlighting that problem. This section debunked the myth that sexual objectification is empowering by pointing out that it ties women's worth to one very small portion of who they are, and that empowerment through porn is especially bogus due to the traditional focus on the fulfillment of the man's sexual needs while women are often forced to fake sexual pleasure. The se... morecond half of the book focused on the theory of biological determinism that leads people to say that women aren't suited for leadership or power, but that they should stay at home with their kids because that's the only thing they're good at. While not as entertaining as the first half, this section of the book made me incredibly angry with society. Some of the quotes I read about journalists reporting that men just don't want to spend time with their families and would rather be at work, or about how women aren't mentally capable enough to take on jobs like doctors or lawyers or mathematicians just made me want to punch a hole through the wall. I'm so glad books like this exist to shed light on the inequalities that still plague our society, and I hope they continue to gain recognition in the mainstream media.
review 2: I read this about the same time as Ariel Levy's Female Chauvinist Pigs, and it covers a lot of similar ground. I liked both books, but this one spoke to me with a far more cumulative argument, making it really forceful and moving book. Split into two sections, the first about the rise of nu-sexism in lads mag/raunch culture (this is the section which shares a lot of focus with Levy), and the second about the return of biological determinism arguments championing ingrained differences between men and women. Walter effortlessly and persuasively demonstrates them to be mutually reinforcing sides of the same coin, without judgement or disdain for genuinely free choice from individuals. A highly recommended, illuminating read. less

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