Fight Like A Girl

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Feminism is a valid movement, but as long as it continues to be fronted by bitter, angry people it will always be difficult for people to take it seriously. We need rational, calm people stepping up and making their points bravely, honestly, and with integrity. Required reading for all young women in Australia... Yes, Fight Like A Girl will make you angry. It will make you feel uncomfortable. But, ultimately, it will inspire you to create change.’ With an eye toward what it takes to create actual change, Seely offers a practical guide for how to get involved, take action and wage successful events and campaigns.

Fight Like a girl is exactly the kind of books that you want to start with in your quest for Feminist Books . It's Feminism 101 par excellence and precisely the sort of books that I have been wanting to read for a long time . Required reading for every young man and woman, a brave manifesto for gender equality, harm minimisation and self-care.’ A] fun, frank and fearless feminist manifesto...anyone hoping for an introduction to the most pressing topics in identity politics would do well to brush up under Ford's tutelage.’ Swearing aside, she is also a good writer, who expressed in clear and articulate ways some simple truths about being a woman that we sometimes take for granted that everyone understands because it’s our reality, but that more than deserve to be expressed to those who can’t read our thoughts. In fact, I thought this might be a good book for men to read when they wonder why women get pissed at stuff that may seem harmless to them. An incendiary debut taking the world by storm, Fight Like A Girl is an essential manifesto for feminists new, old and soon-to-be.Of course, it is a subjective list, since there are far more than 50 influential feminists, but guess what, list will always be subjective (if not chosen by some statistics that apply to everyone) and she did a good job covering a lot of aspects and focusing on intersectionality! I was afraid the majority would be white feminists and maybe like four feminists of colour but it was like 50/50 if not more! It was also a diverse range of feminist approaches, related to racial discrimination, art, politics, LGBTQIA+, publishing, fame etc. etc. Australian women are almost four times more likely than men to be hospitalised after being assaulted by their spouse or partner. Which is REALLY DISAPPOINTING because what she's trying to say IS FKING IMPORTANT but she's so busy ranting about how the amount of trouble men have caused for her has opened her eyes to how much trouble ALL WOMEN suffer because of ALL MEN that there's just no space for contemplation and reasoning out your own conclusions. I also loved how much it discussed the impact that being noticed - and wanting to be noticed -by men can impact on women's attitudes and personalities. Don't be too loud, don't be too shy, don't be too prudish, don't be too slutty or men won't want you.

I won a signed copy and a t-shirt for asking a question that was read on a live Facebook event. I listened to this via audiobook and I loved it as it was narrated by Ford herself (she's quite good). Some reviewers have dinged Ford for her crude language and raw anger. I don’t. This book was written for a younger generation—one more accustomed to the F-bomb and sharing their feelings across social media. This generation of feminists is not like mine and that’s a good thing! I hope they are better—as in more effective. They will have different tools, more expansive networks, and (I hope) more men working with them. I’m just sorry they still have to go through the same traumas we did. The Me Too Movement seems to be making a difference. The Kavanaugh hearings for the Supreme Court have tapped a deep sense of outrage which I hope will be reflected at the voting booth. Here’s to hoping the next generation of young women get the respect and opportunities they deserve. I’ve got my fingers crossed and plan to crochet a bunch more pussy hats. Ford provides a lot of raw and familiar emotion as she realizes the world isn’t fair. I’m not minimizing her pain—we all felt it and still do. I personally didn’t need to read about it to understand. Younger women struggling with their own issues of body image, feelings of inferiority, and fighting to be different and respected, will find their feelings validated in this book. There’s a healthy dash of psychology on how society trains women to self-loathe that many young women will find new and interesting. Nothing is off-limits in Clementine’s book. She discusses her past abortions, and the ‘Hate Male’ she receives on a daily basis. And she pulls out her visceral critiques and subversions of a society that would rather teach girls how not to get raped, than boys not to rape;Fight Like a girl is an uncomfortable read, but also an important one that challenges everything you've ever been taught either direclty or indireclty by society mostly patriarchy , misogyny and sexism. Fight Like a Girl is a much-needed primer and call to action for the next generation of feminist activists. In this regressive cultural climate, it's more important than ever to speak loudly and proudly about the work we're doing and what still needs to be done. I truly believe that everyone, male and female, should read this book and i will definitely be recommending it to all the women I know.

Clementine Ford was put on this earth to give courage to the young girl inside all of us. This is an exciting, essential book from Australia’s most fearless feminist writer.’ So, I read this book, and I read Clem's anger, and I thought 'yeah, but no wants to hear this! No one gives a shit!'Keep your legs closed – on public transport, in the living room, while watching TV, while lying in bed, while lying with someone else. Be the gatekeeper. Know that boys can’t help themselves, that it’s your job to help them learn self-control, but you must never, ever, ever tell them that, because it’s not fair to treat boys like they’re dangerous. Sacrifice yourself so that they might become better people. Be the scaffold they need to climb to heights greater than you’ll ever be supported to reach. I found that some of the middle chapters with their heavy emphasis on MRAs on social media dragged a bit? And I think it's partly that Ford's experiences of online abuse are a long way from universal, but also because - as she herself argues - the more abuse you hear, the less impact it has on you. So I started out full of rage over the things she gets called on a daily basis, but the more of these abusive comments I read, the more I just wanted to get past the boring insults to the heart of her argument.

A lot of people seem to be bothered by her angry tone and her excessive use of wit , irony and sarcasm . However , that is exactly what makes her Clmentine Ford. She neither embellishes nor dresses up her words to appeal and charm her readers and she unhesitatingly does not lower the tone of her voice so that you hear her till the end . If you really cared , you would look beyond her anger.On to the actual book: I didn’t rate it because I skimmed large chunks of familiar material. The book is promoted as “an inspiring, unapologetic, feminist manifesto” through “a mixture of memoir, opinion and investigative journalism.” I personally felt she dwelt too much on the memoir part. The first third covers her personal journey to realizing she could proudly claim the label of feminist in her late twenties after overcoming significant body image issues. There is also a lot of repetition. I don’t know or read Ford, but her biography says she’s a columnist. Some parts of the book had the feel of several columns edited together without regard to repetitive themes and examples. Jennifer Baumgardner and Amy Richards, co-authors of Manifesta: Young Women, Feminism and the Future The piece of the discussion that I did find new and challenging were the sections on LGBQT issues and privilege—not topics we white middle-class feminists spent much time on during our consciousness raising sessions. As an activist, I worked with lesbians and women of color, but we didn’t talk a lot (any?) about the intersectionality of race, class, sexual preference, and gender identification. I’ve been more aware of those issues in the past decade, but had not pursued the intellectual and societal underpinnings. Thanks, Ms. Ford for bringing me up-to-date. If you're a woman who thinks feminism is a dirty word and that you're not in favour of feminism, because you'd rather have equality? READ THIS BOOK OH MY GOD. Three things I found particularly interesting and wished she had expanded on a bit - her experience with anxiety, depression and a psychotic break, because being 'crazy while female' is rarely explored in the context of political gender debate.