She writes with heart and soul about topics as diverse as The Hunger Games, rape culture, Scrabble, reproductive rights, fairy tales, her own experiences, and intersections of identity. I know that with some things, I don’t know enough, that for some things, such as race, I need to learn more: listen to cultural commentators, be a better ally. I knew that reading Bad Feminist would be uncomfortable in places, because I know that I’m privileged in certain ways (class, race, education, sexuality), whilst in others, I’m not (gender, disability, economics). By that, I mean, Moran is an entertaining writer, but in places doesn’t check her cultural biases (regarding Muslim women, for example), and simplifies complex issues (but then, we all do, at times). I haven’t read a feminist-focused book for a while – the last one I read was either Coal to Diamonds by Beth Ditto (a memoir, not overtly feminist) or How to be a Woman by Caitlin Moran, which whilst an entertaining read, was quite simplistic and not quite the best read if you’ve gone beyond that into intersectional, privilege-aware feminism. The first book of the year has been on my to-be-read list for a while.
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