u/melaninspice

I’m wondering what books do you believe are required reading? What books do you recommend?

Required reading:

Hood Feminism by Mikki Kendall

The Sexual Politics of Meat by Carol J. Adams

The Pornography of Meat by Carol J. Adams

Scum Manifesto by Valerie Solanas

She Holds The Line: Black Women Speak on Gender Ideology by Nevline Nnaji

Black Feminist Thought by Patricia Hill Collins

Falastiniyyat: A Century of Palestinian Feminisms
by Nada Elia

The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison

Bonus:

A book I recommend for our safety.

Sharp Women by Kelly Sayre

This is such an odd thing to say since I was born a woman. Women are seen as less valid or important to men and it plays out with the way that we have to cater and coddle to the Party City wig and Fashion Nova dress wearing men. Their experience as women is more valid than ours. Women have no idea what it’s like to be women. Only they do. Which feels so incredibly invalidating. Woman’s experiences, feelings, and our overall womanhood means nothing since their experiences are more valid and meaningful than ours. It’s madness. If you don’t agree with them then they say very violent things about what should happen to women who don’t agree. Resorting to violence. Very on brand. Even with all the shit that we go through and will continue to go through. I love being a woman!