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WINTER CHALLENGE 2014
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20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Erika’s Task: Feminism is for Everybody!
Verified books:Option 1:
Option 3:
Pink:
(Pink rabbit in the window)High-Heeled Shoe:
(High-heeled glass slipper down in right bottom corner)
Bare-chest man:
Won't work:
(Flowers on my monitor look purple)
(more red than pink)
(more peach than pink)
Love this task! So many books I want to read that would fit here. :-)
I was going to read this for last seasons In the Pink challenge but never got to it ...There's a pink camisole on the left side of the clothesline
Huge HUGE list of choices! Thanks for a great task!
Book Concierge wrote: "I was going to read this for last seasons In the Pink challenge but never got to it ...There's a pink camisole on the left side of the clothesline
"Noted!
For the "bare-chested man" on the cover, does his chest have to be shown, or can he just be clearly shirtless? Either way, I have plenty to choose from! LoL
Angie wrote: "For the "bare-chested man" on the cover, does his chest have to be shown, or can he just be clearly shirtless? Either way, I have plenty to choose from! LoL"His chest has to be showing. It doesn't have to be the whole chest, just part of it.
Pia wrote: "Would this book work?Pink cover all over
"That works!
Dee wrote: "Option c - - or not bare chested enough"That's enough!
Perfect, perfect! I have Bad Feminist on my TBR list and didn't get to it last challenge, but now I have the perfect place this time! Yay! Thank you!
Cheri wrote: "Perfect, perfect! I have Bad Feminist on my TBR list and didn't get to it last challenge, but now I have the perfect place this time! Yay! Thank you!"You are so welcome! I am not going to lie though, this book will definitely challenge you, but it also is a very rewarding read. Enjoy Cheri!
Just checking that the pink flowers the girl is holding works? I already checked the AR requirements and it works.
Love this task, by the way. I often get crap from some former college roommates for not being "feminist" enough since I'm a stay at home mom.
Claire wrote: "Option 1: How to Be a Woman by Caitlin Moran (Non-fiction > Feminism)"Yep, that works! Enjoy!
Sam wrote: "Just checking that the pink flowers the girl is holding works? I already checked the AR requirements and it works. Love this task, by the way. I often get crap from..."
Hi Sam! Glad you like the task! Being a stay at home mom and being a feminist are not mutually exclusive things...You can definitely be both. Those roommates will hopefully learn this fact someday. :)
As for the book, on my monitor the flowers look purple, or a dark lavender. I'm going to have to say no, sorry.... But I'm currently reading that book to my son. Its a great book and one I'm sure will fit another task!
Sam wrote: " I often get crap from some former college roommates for not being "feminist" enough since I'm a stay at home mom. "Feminism meant that we girls could be free to make a choice - and if our choice is to stay home and raise our kids, then THAT'S OUR CHOICE! Don't let your friends give you crap for their misconstrued ideas of what we women burned our bras about.
Pat ( former flower child)
Will this work for option #3 pink text:
Been meaning to read this since I found out I was having a girl.
AnneS wrote: "Will this work for option #3 pink text: Been meaning to read this since I found out I ..."
That works! And congratulations!
Thanks Erika, She's 2 now, almost 3, so it's been in my TBR pile awhile ;) However, I love the fact that she loves tutus AND rolling in the dirt with the dog. Trying to figure out how to keep her that way!
AnneS wrote: "Thanks Erika, She's 2 now, almost 3, so it's been in my TBR pile awhile ;) However, I love the fact that she loves tutus AND rolling in the dirt with the dog. Trying to figure out how to keep he..."
Oh, lol! I have a daughter that age too! My daughter loves shoes, but hates wearing clothes, so she is always running around in a diaper and a pair of boots, even during the winter. I will have to read this book too!
Does this one work? The trees, their shirts, and two stripes on the cover are a light pink. Thanks!
Mindi wrote: "Does this one work? The trees, their shirts, and two stripes on the cover are a light pink. Thanks!"
Yep that works!
LouLouReads wrote: " for a high-heeled shoe?"That works!
Alex wrote: "Would this work for a high heeled shoe?"Yep!
Love this task! Just wanted to see if the glass slipper on this cover would work for the high heeled shoe requirement on Option 3? It's in the front just touching the A in the author's last name (I didn't' see it at first, being glass and all...)
Wanda wrote: "Is this enough of the shoe?"Yep that works!
Berls wrote: "Love this task! Just wanted to see if the glass slipper on this cover would work for the high heeled shoe requirement on Option 3? It's in the front just touching the A in the author's last name ..."
I will take that!
Would this work for option 3 bare-chested man on cover...
Hina wrote: "Would this work for option 3 bare-chested man on cover..."Yep!
How about this for something pink on the cover?
Alex wrote: "How about this for something pink on the cover?"On my monitor it looks red, so I'm going to say no, sorry!
How about this one for feminism The Secret History of Wonder Woman? The whole people added it to graphic novels shelves makes me want to double check.
Papermaker wrote: "How about this one for feminism The Secret History of Wonder Woman? The whole people added it to graphic novels shelves makes me want to double check."That works! Because feminism is supposed to be all inclusive I am allowing comics, rereads, and children's books as long as they meet SRC requirements.
Nicole wrote: "Would this work for option 3?"Yep! It has both hot pink and high heel shoes.
Erika wrote: "Papermaker wrote: "How about this one for feminism The Secret History of Wonder Woman? The whole people added it to graphic novels shelves makes me want to double check."That work..."
Yay Thanks!!
Papermaker wrote: "Erika wrote: "Papermaker wrote: "How about this one for feminism The Secret History of Wonder Woman? The whole people added it to graphic novels shelves makes me want to double chec..."I'm sorry Papermaker, but I guess I am not allowed to allow graphic novels because I didn't specifically say they are allowed in the original task, so The Secret History of Wonder Woman
won't work. I'm really really sorry!
No worries! It's something that I'll read anyway. I think I know what I'll replace it with :)
Papermaker wrote: "No worries! It's something that I'll read anyway. I think I know what I'll replace it with :)"Ok, glad it didn't screw up your plans!
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I recently began volunteering at my local women’s domestic violence/sexual assault center and am training to become a certified DV/SA advocate. I also read Roxane Gay’s “Bad Feminist: Essays” during the Fall challenge, which spurred my obsession with other feminist texts, a large part of my reading plans for this Winter challenge.
Feminism means a great deal to me, and I find it sad that so many of the people I talk to are leery or even against it because of a limited view of what feminism is. This movement may have its flaws, but it has made amazing improvements in the lives of both women and men and strives for equality among ALL people.
Read ONE book from one of the following options: REQUIRED: State which option you chose when you post.
Option 1: Feminists and their forerunners have made strides in many areas over the decades and centuries they have been in existence. These areas include, but are not limited to education reform, suffrage, reproductive and sexual rights, violence against women, and they even had hands in abolition and civil rights. Read a NON-FICTION book that has one of the following genres on its main page: “Feminism”, “Women’s Studies”, “Gender”, “Sexuality”, or “Race”. Embedded genres are acceptable.
Option 2: Fiction is a powerful medium that can both be helpful or harmful to women, either portraying women as well-rounded human beings or as flat, one-dimensional people created only to serve a role. Read a fictional book from the Best Feminist Fiction list. As with all Listopia lists, be careful. The book must be FICTION. It's possible that not all books on the list will fit the task. Required: State which page and at which number the book you read is found when you post.
Option 3: Gay’s main point behind “Bad Feminist” is that a woman can be a feminist and still meet some of society’s expectations of women. This allows her to be an individual who likes what she likes and is who she is, rather than be a caricature defined by others. She describes herself (rather sarcastically) as a “bad feminist” because she loves pink, dreams of a closet full of shoes, and does not hate men. Read a book with a pink object (this includes text—May I suggest
Ex:
Required: Include the cover and if the object is not obvious in the thumbnail of the cover, point it out when you post.