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Who are the young feminists?

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GrimDamnFanjo · 09/12/2017 16:11

Soooo at 16 I was already defining myself as a radical feminist and by the end of university I'd already read the usual books.
I now have two girls, the eldest is 18 and studying politics at university. I'd like to buy her a couple of accessible books about feminism, partly for her to read around her studies.
Anything from my generation seems to be termed Terfy (I know!), but I don't really know who are the rad fems for the younger generation? Are there any?

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StigOfThePlump · 10/12/2017 17:25

Maybe this is me adding 2+2 to make 5, but I feel that conservative feminists are a far cry from leftist ones and this is maybe what I'm describing.

I may be talking crap, but it seems to me that right wing women tend to veer more towards kicking ass and beating society at it's own game than whinging for the rules to be changed.

MrGHardy · 10/12/2017 17:29

StigOfThePlump that's because these days "feminists" are just SJWs.

FlaviaAlbia · 10/12/2017 17:33

If you're going to try to find rad fems of any age that couldn't be accused of being TERFy I think you're going to have a long search.

StigOfThePlump · 10/12/2017 17:41

I'm not trying to be goady but compare people like Katie Hopkins/Ann Coulter/Lauren Southern to the people you see at the typical activist event - antifas etc. The aforementioned three are pretty obnoxious people who I'd probably find a bit irritating IRL, but they are coherent, can argue well, and are the sort of people who would probably do well in business.

Then contrast them to the purple haired shouty people you see at so many leftist events (the infamous 'Big Red', the people at the Warren Powell protest). These people actually look a bit unhinged to me and not the sort of person you'd see in most professional environments.

I like to think (hope) that the left have been misrepresented but even if they have it's a big problem for their credibility! Despite what many here likely think, I really want equality for women. However, I just can't help but shake my head and roll my eyes at many of the 'SJW' types. It sounds harsh to say but I really think many people feel this way, hence women being so loath to identify as 'feminists'.

StigOfThePlump · 10/12/2017 17:42

I don't see where TERFS come into this.

Writersblock2 · 10/12/2017 17:49

Anything by Gail Dines, Julie Bindle or Robert Jensen gets my vote

FlaviaAlbia · 10/12/2017 17:50

Another Cordelia Fine book - Testosterone Rex

Meghan Murphy of Feminist Current and Glosswitch who writes for a wide range of places are young.

JudgementalSquirrel · 10/12/2017 17:55

What does SJW stand for?

DN4GeekinDerby · 10/12/2017 18:15

Feminism for Teenagers by Sophie Grillet I think is a pretty good introduction though an 18 year old at uni might find that title a big young, it does cover quite a bit in an accessible way, has a good reading list bibliography in the back, and not heavy so wouldn't bother her studies.

pigeondujour · 10/12/2017 19:51

As a man

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GrowlingJaguar · 11/12/2017 19:05

I'd recommend Raquel Rosario Sanchez. She's written a number of articles for Feminist Current.

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