To Be Real: Telling the Truth and Changing the Face of Feminism

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A revolutionary exploration of the nature of feminism today, its impact on everyday life, and its promise for the future.   Determined to extend the boundaries of feminism to embrace social, political and economic equality for all humanity, these exciting young activists and thinkers recast the concepts of feminism to reflect their own experiences and beliefs. Inspired by activist and writer Rebecca Walker, they speak out, challenging many of their own assumptions about the women’s movement and demanding that readers recognize a new relationship between the personal and the political.   Black and white, male and female, gay and straight, they fearlessly describe their liberation from the feminist ideals that conflict with the reality of who they are, expose shocking secrets, and acknowledge long-hidden accommodations and anomalies.

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Weight 0.29 kg
Dimensions 1.83 × 13.21 × 20.32 cm
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Format

Paperback

Language

Pages

336

Publisher

Year Published

1995-10-1

Imprint

Publication City/Country

USA

ISBN 10

0385472625

About The Author

Rebecca Walker was chosen as one of Time magazine's 50 future leaders of America, one of the most influential leaders of her generation. She has made a substantial contribution to the global conversation about identity, power, culture, and the evolution of the human family through books, lectures, blogs, social networks, popular magazines, literary and academic journals, radio programs, film and television appearances, and content development. She graduated cum laude from Yale in 1992. Walker's writing has appeared in Glamour, the Washington Post, Bookforum, BOMB, Newsweek, Vibe, Real Simple, Modern Bride, Essence, and Interview, among many other magazines and literary collections. Her books include Baby Love: Choosing Motherhood After a Lifetime of Ambivalence; Black, White, and Jewish: Autobiography of a Shifting Self; and Adé: A Love Story. She has appeared on Charlie Rose, Good Morning America, Oprah, Fresh Air, BET, and dozens of blogs, sites, and other media. She lives in Los Angeles.

Table Of Content

ForewordGloria SteinamBeing Real: An IntroductionRebecca WalkerTo Be RealDanzy SennaFemmenismJeannine DeLombardBridelandNaomi WolfKicking AssVeena Cabreros-SudAn Odd Break with the Human HeartElizabeth MitchellMissionary PositionGina DentGiving It Up: Orgasm, Fear, and FemalenessDonna MinkowitzPushing Away the PlateMin Jin LeeGetting Off on FeminismJason SchultzSexism and the Art of Feminist Hip-Hop MaintenanceEisa DavisIdentity PoliticsJennifer Allyn and David AllynBeauty Laid Bare: Aesthetics in the Ordinarybell hooksClose, But No BananaAnna BondocMotherhoodAllison AbnerBorn to DykeGreg TateHow Does a Supermodel Do Feminism?An Interview with Veronica WebbTestimony of a Naked WomanJocelyn TaylorVirtual IdentityMocha Jean HerrupShe Came With the Rodeo (An Exceprt)Lisa JonesCongratulations, It's a GirlAmruta SleeAfterwordAngela Y. DavisContributor BiographiesAcknowledgments

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