Name: I Hate Men
ISBN: 9780008457587

Pauline Harmange

The feminist book they tried to ban in France

I Hate Men

tasneem

The feminist book they tried to ban in France ‘A delightful book’ Roxane Gay

Lexi 

this might be a hot take but oh girl admitting that you have a husband you're quite content with right at the beginning of a work titled "i hate men" is laughable. such a flashy name for such a boring hypocritical essay. there's nothing radical about explaining your marriage choice by homophobia and then feeling bold enough to turn around and use a homophobic slur

lily lily 

Louisa

Jacqueline Englund

Alexa M

“Misandry and misogyny cannot be compared, quite simply because the former exists only in reaction to the latter.”  

OBSESSED. As a misandrist myself this was perfect. Such a great argument, so many times I was saying “yes!!!” out loud. It’s short but packs the punch needed. Need to get a physical copy so I can highlight the entire book.

Shay

Actual rating 2.75, rounded up to 3. Part of my Banned Books Project. It wasn't actually banned, but it was almost banned and heavily challenged in France, so that's good enough for me.

This book brought up a handful of really great points about women's rights. And despite the title, it didn't actually seem to be making a case for hating men. Sure, the author lauds herself as a misandrist, but then she also discusses the nuances of why women will say things like "I hate men," given the social context, and makes a case for the 'reclaiming' of the term.

"The accusation of misandry is a mechanism for silencing women, a way of silencing the anger-sometimes violent but always legitimate-of the oppressed standing up to their oppressors."

If they are going to call us sexist and misandrists anyway, why not at least make it true?

Here I expected to be picking up a wildly controversial book only for the majority of it to just be common knowledge. 

I don't really have much else to say. There was nothing new or revolutionary said in this book. I Hate Men is just a short little conglomeration of typical white feminist takes, only with an edgy title to make it seem more contentious than it actually is.

Recommended for people who've been living under a rock for the last 20 years. And maybe also people who don't know much about feminism.

Paulina 

Bardzo cieplutko sobie myślę o tej książce. W moim życiu nie pojawiła się żadna rewolucyjna zmiana, ale to jakoś miło poczytać, jak ktoś umie ładnie poukładać w słowa duża ilość twoich myśli.

Kompletnie nie rozumiem francuskich kontrowersji, ale no cóż - kruche, męskie ego musiało dać o sobie znać u doradcy ministra.

Trochę liczyłam na więcej mięcha i radykalności, a to takie jest ułożone i klarowne, że można dawać osobom dopiero na drodze do zwolnienia z comphetu, male gaze i bycia cool girl.

Jeżeli oczekujesz czegoś ostrego jak zjazd po żyletkach do wanny z octem, to zdecydowanie nie jest to ta pozycja. To raczej zbiór przemyśleń autorki i jej droga do bycia bardziej radykalną. Takie to nawet przyjemne.

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