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I bought this book the first day it came out. I can't quite finish this book. I have been working on it for ages. I go from loving it, to hating it. I am glad that this book exists, I am glad to see transwomen writing about feminism. Some of her theory's and ideas work for me and some don't. I find the mixture of auto-biography and feminism to mix oddly in this book. My biggest problem with this book seems to be her perspective on genderqueerness. Although she gives many caveats that she is desc
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I read this almost a year ago, so this is just a summary of what I remember:
*The jumping back and forth between theory, prose, and poetry doesn't work for me.
*I can't quite articulate what my concern is, but I have some serious doubts about her focus on "cissexism" and "cisgenderism". This might just be my aversion to (arguably) unnecessary neologisms, but I think it's more than that.
*I really appreciated her willingness to speak to the specificity of transsexual and trans women's experiences in ...more
*The jumping back and forth between theory, prose, and poetry doesn't work for me.
*I can't quite articulate what my concern is, but I have some serious doubts about her focus on "cissexism" and "cisgenderism". This might just be my aversion to (arguably) unnecessary neologisms, but I think it's more than that.
*I really appreciated her willingness to speak to the specificity of transsexual and trans women's experiences in ...more
got within 30 pp of the end, so I'm counting it as done, pending getting my own copy I can highlight and dogear. very good and thorough intro to trans issues in the first half or so, and a few interesting different takes and perspectives in the second half. a lot of my response is pretty personal, but so is this book, so I'll probably revise my review when I've had a chance to revisit my notes.
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There aren't many new ideas here; this book needed a strong editorial hand; and, at places Serano conflates performance and performativity, whereas at other places she's careful to distinguish the two. Still, Whipping Girl reads quickly and well, Serano's voice is refreshing, and her insistence on a place for femininity, especially transsexual femininity, within feminism is necessary.
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