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Caitlin Moran's How To Be a Woman

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ShagOBite · 07/02/2012 17:56

I've just finished, and loved this. I've seen it mentioned on here lots, but when it was recommended to me by a male friend I was spurred on to buy a copy.

I really enjoyed it - funny, insightful and ultimately a really positive discussion of feminism.

I wondered what others had made of it?

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ShagOBite · 07/02/2012 19:15

Her thoughts on abortion, although uncomfortable to read, did make it easier for me to clarify my own thoughts. Having had a stillbirth has made me less anti-abortion, and I never really understood that, but her reasoning that the mind and the body (misscarriage/SB) are equally able to make that decision males sense.

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ShagOBite · 07/02/2012 19:13

Well, I didn't get that she was saying childbirth pain made you a better person? Must have missed that.

Also thought the Gaga bit was OTT. Especially as we all know Gaga is a MK-Ultra puppet!

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BeeBawBabbity · 07/02/2012 19:06

Hmmm, I thought it was funny, but I took issue with a few of her ideas. She seemed to suggest in one chapter that if gay guys like something it's not anti-feminist (thereby assuming all gay men like the same things)...

Also her insinuation that childbirth will go swimmingly if you just believe it will irritated me. And there was a lot of GaGa love, which made me think she wanted to brag a bit about their friendship.

Having said all that I enjoyed it and gave it to my mate to read. Just not sold on her feminist 'theories'.

munkysea · 07/02/2012 19:03

I loved it - especially her take on how feminism means the freedom to do something because you're a human being, and if you're going to be judged for being selfish, greedy, silly, or stupid, to be judged as a selfish person, and not a selfish woman. She makes it make more sense, honest.

Not sure if I agree about how childbirth makes you a better person because of the pain. I'm not too keen on pain, and like most people barring the odd selfish or thoughtless episodes I'm a pretty much ok human being, thanks.

toptramp · 07/02/2012 18:40

I really enjoyed it but as I have said so on here I do disagree with her when she says that bitching about other women's appearance is acceptable and not anti- feminist. Hmm

Byeckerslike · 07/02/2012 18:01

I downloaded the sample on my kindle and didnt bother with the full version, i just couldnt get into it, i cant really put my finger on why not.

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ShagOBite · 07/02/2012 17:57

Oh, but perhaps a little too blatantly 'borrowing' from MN - lots! (Greggs sausage rolls to name but one MN cliche)

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