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A review by lazymajou
上野先生、フェミニズムについてゼロから教えてください! by Chizuko Ueno
informative
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
Okay I'm going for a review in English, there's too much I wanna talk about 😅 So I've bought this book along with some others while thinking about what I can use for my thesis but I wasn't able to include it as one of my resources in the end (I could have done it tho! 😭). I really liked this book overall. It talked a bit about history of the whole movement in Japan, about generation differences and how the idea of feminism changed with time as well. The whole thing is written in a form of a dialogue/interview, which was very refreshing and made it way easier to read than something more text heavy. It also includes some images, photos, etc. I love how this book accents are all in pink, it's like a statement on its own 😆
Overall? It's a great read for anybody interested in feminism. Structure of the book makes it really easy to read and break into parts, that you can read over time
Overall? It's a great read for anybody interested in feminism. Structure of the book makes it really easy to read and break into parts, that you can read over time
Minor: Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Stalking, and Sexual harassment
What I really like is that Ueno-sensei at some point of the book was like: yep, I became a feminist, because I was mad, so what? I also found very interesting how she said that every feminist is misogynist, but the point of being a feminist is fighting with this side of you. In the beginning she focuses a lot on mother-daughter relationship, how mothers can be the most toxic to young girls and about the stigma of not having kids, or not marring before 30 (which both of the authors agreed, that it's disappearing). She also talks about over-sexualisation in media and the difference in what is made for boys and girls (shounen vs shoujo manga for example). There is quite a bit talking about it in chapter 4 and they mention rape and sexual harassment as well in it.