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Against White Feminism

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Allycott · 12/09/2021 17:47

Yesterday I heard an interview with the author of this book. I listened to her views and rationale for writing the book.

Has anyone read it?

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EmbarrassingAdmissions · 12/09/2021 18:04

No, I haven't.

It seems like a book that is describing the situation in the US and is of less relevance in the UK where we have some of the items that the US doesn't (paid sick leave; maternity leave; maternity pay; a free at the point of need healthcare system; a different prison system).

I understand why Helen Joyce's book has been sold in the UK edition in the US (no US publishing house would take on the task of publishing a US version) but I also understand how much this can limit the understanding and relevance of such work in a different context.

I have to say that it seems odd for Penguin to cite it alongside Why I No Longer Talk to White People and Invisible Women but this is one of many reasons that I'm not in publishing.