"Making feminism a universal pursuit might look like a good thing, or at the very least a neutral thing, but in truth it progresses, and I think accelerates, a process that has been detrimental to the feminist movement, and that is the change of focus from society to the individual. What was once collective action and a shared vision for how women might work and live in the world has become identity politics, a focus on individual history and achievement, and an unwillingness to share space with people with different opinions, worldviews, and histories. It has separated us out into smaller and smaller groups, until we are left all by ourselves, with our concern and our energy directed inward instead of outward." • A small taste of Jessa Crispin's incendiary WHY I AM NOT A FEMINIST: A Feminist Manifesto. Find it on our shelves in February. #forthcomingfriday #jessacrispin #whyiamnotafeminist (at Unabridged Bookstore)
