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"Mansplaining" (a term not coined by Solnit) has been used with increasing frequency in the mainstream. In this book of essays, Solnit clearly makes the case for why feminists & anti-gender-based violence advocates should pay attention to it. She lays out the "slippery slope" that exists from silencing a woman (killing her ideas, feeling you have the right to speak more than she does) to more heinous violence because of ...more
"Mansplaining" (a term not coined by Solnit) has been used with increasing frequency in the mainstream. In this book of essays, Solnit clearly makes the case for why feminists & anti-gender-based violence advocates should pay attention to it. She lays out the "slippery slope" that exists from silencing a woman (killing her ideas, feeling you have the right to speak more than she does) to more heinous violence because of ...more
After hearing about this book for awhile, I was hoping for so much more, but it’s very lightweight and high level. I wish Solnit had dived deeper into the topics she addresses, especially the title essay, Men Explain Things to Me.
wonderful and thought provoking essays. she has a great way of presenting her ideas. loved it.
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