Elyssa's review
BITCHfest: Ten Years of Cultural Criticism from the Pages of Bitch Magazine
by Lisa Jervis (Goodreads author!), Andi Zeisler, Margaret Cho
Elyssa's review
BITCHfest: Ten Years of Cultural Criticism from the Pages of Bitch Magazine by Lisa Jervis (Goodreads author!), Andi Zeisler, Margaret Cho
Elyssa's review
rating:
bookshelves:
essays,
feminism
I have a realy hard time with the title of this book of essays and the magazine from which they are derived. To me, even when a marginalized group "reclaims" a derogatory word, it is still a derogatory word. Often people (especially members of the dominant culture) continue to use the former (and unempowered) version of the word because they think it has been endorsed by feminists and made acceptable.
With that rant out of the way, I did enjoy these essays. I felt that they were well selected from ten years of this magazine and represented a wide array of feminist issues. Everytime I delve back into books about feminism, I am reminded that these ideas are not so radical. It all boils down to women wanting the same rights and access as men. Why is this such a threatening concept?
With that rant out of the way, I did enjoy these essays. I felt that they were well selected from ten years of this magazine and represented a wide array of feminist issues. Everytime I delve back into books about feminism, I am reminded that these ideas are not so radical. It all boils down to women wanting the same rights and access as men. Why is this such a threatening concept?
