#on the radfem reading list:

[idontwannabeyourmama]

i'm so excited to read more this year and post more excerpts on here

#on the radfem reading list: #when god was a woman #p/rnography #right wing women #vagina obscura #and hopefully more to come i have a lot of other books in the queue too but i've been reading a lot more #my post

[djuvlipen]

Feminist Books I've Read So Far This Year

Caroline Criado-Perez, Invisible Women

Susan Brownmiller, Against Our Will

Naomi Wolf, The Beauty Myth

Audre Lorde, Sister Outsider

bell hooks, Ain't I A Woman?

Andrea Dworkin, Pornography: Men Possessing Women

Michele Wallace, The Black Macho and The Myth of The Superwoman

Leila Ahmed, Women and Gender in Islam

Kumari Jayawardena, Feminism and Nationalism in the Third World

Stephanie Golden, The Women Outside

Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex (part 1)

Books I still have to read (sigh.)

Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex (part 2)

Kajsa Ekis Ekman, Being and Being Bought

Assata Shakur, Assata

Elaine Brown, A Taste of Power

Gail Dines, Pornland

Iris Chang, The Rape of Nankin

Susan Brownmiller, Femininity

Andrea Dworkin, Right-Wing Women, Woman Hating, Intercourse

Shulamith Firestone, The Dialectics of Sex

Kate Millett, Sexual Politics

Silvia Federici, Caliban and The Witch

#will probably start with the dworkin's and try and finish beauvoir #sigh #wait! just noticed i'm almost halfway through my reading list! nice #radfem literature #ref

[balkanradfem]

what are some good resources for someone just getting into being a radfem?

Here's a link to the radfem reading list! Link

I personally would recommend:

'Who Cooked the Last Supper' PDF link

'Invisible Women' PDF link

'The Second Shift' PDF link

'Loving to Survive' PDF link

I also recommend all the works from Andrea Dworkin but those go very deep into the violence and trauma, the ones I listed are very good entry points that deal with statistics and data!

#resources #radfem reading list #radfem literature #radical feminism #who cooked the last supper #invisible women #the second shift #loving to survive

[cock-holliday]

*jigsaw voice* radfems you are the worst thing to happen to feminism. On the table before you is a pile of books on intersectional feminism. Pick one and begin reading. You don’t even need to form opinions on it yet, just read and think about it. If you don’t, the bear trap will go off and the anvil will drop on you and the grenades will explode and you will die forever. The choice is yours.

Book, another book, about books

book list, hey a booklist, more books, poems

about poems, book list, about a book-writer

an essay, more books, take a guess

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#reading list #intersectional feminism #intersectionality #feminism #feminist books #every time a radfem dies in the traps I will add more books

[nansheonearth]

I Thought It Was Just Me (but it isn't): Making the Journey from "What Will People Think?" to "I Am Enough" by Brene Brown

How to Be Yourself: Quiet Your Inner Critic and Rise Above Social Anxiety by Ellen Hendriksen

The Dance of Fear: Rising Above Anxiety, Fear, and Shame to Be Your Best and Bravest Self by Harriet Lerner

Healing Your Emotional Self: A Powerful Program to Help You Raise Your Self-Esteem, Quiet Your Inner Critic, and Overcome Your Shame by Beverly Engel

Happy High Status: How to Be Effortlessly Confident by Viv Groskop

Wow. Thank you for the response and the suggestions. Next time come off anon. ❤️

#radfem #female centered #female only #separatism #reading list #motivation #book #to read #anon #ask #reply #o

[bolasaekunnie]

I have started to read “Right-Wing Women” by Andrea Dworkin and there is a quote that made me nod my head in agreement. So I’ll save it here for later…

“Right-wing women regard abortion as the callous murder of infants. Female selflessness expresses itself in the conviction that a fertilized egg surpasses an adult female in the authenticity of its existence. The grief of these women for fetuses is real, and their contempt for women who become pregnant out of wedlock is awesome to behold. The fact that most illegal abortions in the bad old days were performed on married women with children, and that thousands of those women died each year, is utterly meaningless to them. They see abortion as a criminal act committed by godless whores, women absolutely unlike themselves.” (Pg 32)

#radfem safe #radfems do interact #radfem #feminism #feminist #reading list #andrea dworkin #right wing women

[athenawasamerf]

I want to start being more serious about reading radfem literature. I downloaded every Dworkin book I could find (along with a bunch of other feminist literature in English and Arabic), but I don’t know where to start.

I can only have 10 options, so feel free to vote for Heartbreak or Ice & Fire in the tags.

#radfem #radical feminism #radical feminist #poll #Andrea Dworkin #feminist literature #radfem reading list #radfem book recs

[merecot]

Salut ! Je viens de créer un Drive partagé de livres en français concernant le féminisme, que ce soient des ouvrages francophones ou des traductions :

Je pense continuer à l’alimenter au fur et à mesure de mes trouvailles donc n’hésitez pas si vous avez des demandes particulières / des recommendations :)

#feminist literature #radfem safe #radfem please touch #radfem please interact #french radfem #feminist books #radfem do interact #reading list #littérature féministe

[imethimwheniwasavirgin]

Would anyone be open to starting a radfem book club for reading and analyzing books on queer theory and gender identity? I’d like to be able to know what the other side is saying in order to be able to refute it but I’m reluctant to read said books alone without anyone one to critically examine their problematic nature with and decompress after the discomfort/distress that these books are sure to bring me.

#radfem #radical feminism #radical feminist community #radical feminists please touch #radfems do interact #radfems please interact #radical feminist #radfem community #radfems please touch #radfem reading list #radical feminist book club

[prettyfuckinhot]

if your feminism does not include any and all trans people, you are, by definition, a TERF. Yes, you are also a terf if you are trans yourself and exclude trans women, trans men, and nonbinary people.

#feminism also really needs to include more intersex people but i didnt want to list them here and unintentionally imply that they are trans #i believe thats a common offensive sentiment towards intersex people but correct me if im wrong #transphobia #transmisogyny #transandrophobia #deleted a reply specifying that not all feminist are radfems #but imo if you exclude any trans person you are a radfem #i mean its right there if you read most definitions. theres no reason to exclude a group of trans people #unless youre categorizing them in some way along radfem definitions lol

[morblr]

very quickly realizing how isolating it is to be the only non-trans identified female in my friend group and feeling some mounting frustration at how readily they throw women under the bus because what. the male body is seen as the convenient default? im guilty of having the same mindset before back when I was a gender haver but damn it feels so bad to realize what our mothers meant when they said buying into the trans shit is a kick in the teeth to all the women in your life

#masterposts #morbing #mine #radfems please touch #im going to expand on this later after ive had some time to think #but if any gyns come across this what would you recommend source wise for explaining the physiological advantages of women? #i want to be able to bite back the next time this comes up. most of the female physiology advantages are great #but have few sources. ive opened up some papers on the points they make and theres more on my reading list #its hard to stay out of the sexed brain trap just because of the age of some papers/the journals they were made for #masterposts was supposed to not be in quotes. oops

[swordgrl]

Highly recommend this article! It gives a very good overview of what the trans rights movement advocates for and calls out its cult-like ideology and the harm that it is causing women and children.

#trans movement #radblr #radfem #radfem safe #feminism #jess de wahls #article #gender critical #trans #read list #mypost

[inquisitive-june]

Dear Ijeawele, or A Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions, is a modified letter written from Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie to her childhood friend who asked how to raise a feminist daughter. She admits it's a hard question, and after having a daughter of her own she said it's easier said than done.

Tonight (Monday), I finished the introduction and the first six suggestions.  I plan on finishing the other half either later tonight or tomorrow.  It’s a quick read (~60 pages) and I recommend it to any feminist, regardless of whether she has or plans to have daughters.  I wrote a summary and notes of my own for each section in case anyone wants a TLDR.

Introduction

The premise of feminism should be “I matter equally” with no stipulations.  For example, she says to ask yourself “Can I reverse x and get the same result?”  If your husband cheated, is the feminist response always to leave?  Ask yourself if he would stay if you cheated.  If the answer is yes, then staying does not contribute to gender inequality.  The reality is that the answer is typically no, because there is a lower bar for men when it comes to infidelity.  Personally, I believe that focusing on an individual relationship as opposed to societal norms and trends is a mistake.  A woman choosing to stay with an unfaithful husband is not a neutral act even if he would to the same for her.

She remarks that her friend’s daughter is already so curious about the world.  Most people would remark on a newborn’s appearance, as they typically have few defining features beyond which parent they resemble.  Choosing an active rather than passive trait to complement set the tone for the rest of the letter.

First Suggestion

Be a full person, meaning don’t define yourself by your motherhood.  Don’t apologize for working and taking time for yourself.  Also don’t be surprised when you make mistakes and remember to ask for help when you need it.

People cite tradition selectively.  Her SIL suggested she be a stay-at-home mom because it’s “traditional,” despite the fact that double income families is an Igbo tradition.

Already from the first suggestion I can tell she has a wonderful sense of humor.  Adichie references their childhood and mutual friends in a way that makes you feel like an old friend as opposed to a stranger hearing an inside joke.

Second Suggestion

Your husband is just as capable of (and should be doing) everything short of breastfeeding the baby.  Equal childcare doesn’t always mean 50/50 every single day, but you’ll know when it’s equal because there will be no resentment.  Personally, I believe many men would resent having to do childcare because they still believe it is women’s work.  I also think the existence of the nuclear family should change, not just the expectations placed on the father.

Third Suggestion

Domestic skills benefit everyone and shouldn’t be exclusively taught to girls.  If we stopped viewing marriage as a prize for women, we would stop asking whether women should perform domestic labor in order to “earn” a husband.

We teach our children gender roles unconsciously, but it is easier to raise our daughters to be confident and reject gender roles than it is for them to unlearn it later.

Don’t assume your daughter can’t do something.  Even if she can’t yet, let her  try so she becomes confident in her ability and doesn’t feel restricted by gender roles.

Fourth Suggestion

Adichie defines Feminism Lite in a few different ways.  It’s when men say they “allow” their wives to have a career or they’re the man of the house but their wife is the one “really” in charge behind the scenes.  The examples she gives are better than any individual point I could summarize here.

We judge powerful women far more than powerful men.  The implication is that male dominance and power is natural, but women have to either earn or compensate for their power by being humble and domestic.

This is the section where I got the quote from earlier btw.

Fifth Suggestion

Teach your daughter to read, preferably by example but if she’s still not interested reward her for reading.  It will help her learn about the world and herself.  It’s also important that she read a wide variety, not just what is given to her at school.

Sixth Suggestion

Begin by questioning your language and then teach your daughter to question language.  What you say teaches her what she should value.

Terms like misogyny and patriarchy are sometimes too abstract for a child, so focus on specific examples.  Point out what is misogynistic about it and what can be done differently.  If someone criticizes X in men but not women, their problem is with women and not X.  Also teach her to recognize when men revere women (e.g. call them special, divine, superhuman) because this is based on chivalry and infantilization, not respect.

#book review #book recs #reading list #dear ijeawele #a feminist manifesto in fifteen suggestions #chimamanda ngozi adichie #radfems interact #radfem safe #radfems please interact #radfems please touch #radblr #terfblr #terfs please interact #terfs do touch #terfs do interact #terfs interact #terf safe

[cyberthot666]

some books I want to try and get my hands on. I’m interested in feminism, spirituality, social psychology, mostly non-fiction, poetry, art, healing, and history

#books #radfem reading list

[vgpussy]

vgfeminist.carrd.co

#resources #reading #reading list #radblr #radfem #feminist theory #my posts #pinned post

[mozart-ella-sticks]

Ok i don't know if you're comfortable answering these questions, obv if not then ignore them. So I'm eastern european, I'm not gonna pretend that I know what it's like to be a woman of colour, bc I obviously don't. But I would like to show some support to women who have even more on their plates than women from my country do. I've been donating to womenforwomen to help those in areas affected by war, but I'm looking for more charities focused mostly on lifting women from poverty and giving them access to safe abortions, basically any trusted charities focused on women, from my country i have a hard time checking whether the organisations that are advertised here are actually doing something useful. I'd also like to read some articles/blogs from pov of women in countries like India, China, middle east or from African countries. If you happen to have some links (they don't have to be in English, I believe I can make do with Google translate) I'd really appreciate it. Anyway even if you can't/don't want to answer have a nice day and keep safe, greetings from eastern Europe <3

Hi thank you for your message!

And I unfortunately don’t have any links for you so I’m sorry but I’ll reblog with some to this ask as I keep finding them.

If anyone else has any links/essays please feel free to leave them here as well since I’m interested in this too!

#reading list #radfems do interact #ffr #mine #radical feminists please interact #radgyns please touch #desi #desiblr #indianradfem #indian radical feminism