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| 80% Recommended by our customers. Publisher: Seal Press Catalog: Book Release date: 2007-06-01 Media: Paperback Number of pages: 280 Ean: 9781580051545 Book Isbn: 1580051545  Tip: compare prices with similar booksAuthor:
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A provocative manifesto, Whipping Girl tells the powerful story of Julia Serano, a transsexual woman whose supremely intelligent writing reflects her diverse background as a lesbian transgender activist and professional biologist. Serano shares her experiences and observations — both pre- and post-transition — to reveal the ways in which fear, suspicion, and dismissiveness toward femininity shape our societal attitudes toward trans women, as well as gender and sexuality as a whole.
Serano's well-honed arguments stem from her ability to bridge the gap between the often-disparate biological and social perspectives on gender. She exposes how deep-rooted the cultural belief is that femininity is frivolous, weak, and passive, and how this “feminine” weakness exists only to attract and appease male desire. In addition to debunking popular misconceptions about transsexuality, Serano makes the case that today's feminists and transgender activist must work to embrace and empower femininity — in all of its wondrous forms. |
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 Written on July 7, 2007 Summary: Angry, indirectly Whipping Girl is a declaration of independence, a battle cry. Alas, Serano's love for jargon, primaraily inventing her own, attenuates the righteous anger she's feeling. There's also repetition of core premises throughout, and some old issues (Michigan, for example) are simply beat to death. Occasionally, though, Serano gets down to the matter, such as the riveting (and short) chapter "Love Rant." Next time, cut the fancy talk and just let 'er rip.  Written on July 3, 2007 Summary: A breakthrough in feminist thought Julia Serano has managed to give voice to many thoughts I've had over the last five years since my transition from male to female, and has sewn them together into a lucid and compelling explanation of how things got so screwed up for us transsexual women. Her approachable, easy-to-follow writing style serves as an effective foil for her brilliant exposition. I feel positively empowered by her writing. We are the women who give up male privilege for femininity. Serano shows how much this fact threatens the patriarchy, and how transition treatment standards (set largely by men) have tended to objectify and pathologize us. If you believe the psychiatrists who say we transition just to wear pantyhose, you should buy this book to read the real reason. If you feel it is just that transsexual women are excluded from such venues as the Michigan Womyn's Music Festival, you should buy this book for a convincing explanation of why such policies are flawed from the feminist point of view. If your thinking has been formed by the feminists who've vilified us over the years, none of whom was transsexual, you owe it to yourself to buy this book to hear our side of the story. And, if you are a transsexual feminist like me, not only will you buy this book, you'll be elated that we finally have our own manifesto. Written on June 7, 2007 Summary: Quite possibly, the most important book on gender, sexism, transsexuality I've ever read I found myself so immersed in this book it only took my two days to finish it. I couldn't possibly emphasize enough how important it is for anyone who considers themselves transgendered, a feminist, or a trans-activist to read this book. She put down on paper all the issues I've had with prior works on these subjects and then some. Written on June 6, 2007 Summary: A breath of fresh air among stale gender studies! This book is amazing. Serano's analysis of sexism, misogyny, feminism, and queer politics are informed by her experiences as a trans woman, but bring important insight to anyone's experience with gender. This was the first thing I've read in years in the gender studies field that didn't feel stale. |
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| Release date | 2007-06-01 | 2006-11-06 | 2007-01-25 | 1995-04-25 | 2003-03-24 | 2008-05-01 |
| Media | Paperback | Paperback | Paperback | Paperback | Paperback | Paperback |
| Format | - | - | - | - | - | Illustrated |
| Number of pages | 280 | 250 | 280 | 272 | 288 | 150 |
| Ean | 9781580051545 | 9781580051842 | 9781580051934 | 9780679757016 | 9780787967024 | 9781580052245 |
| Book Isbn | 1580051545 | 1580051847 | 1580051936 | 0679757015 | 0787967025 | 158005224X |
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