UnSlut

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When Emily Lindin was eleven years old, she was branded a slut by the rest of her classmates For the next few years of her life, she was bullied incessantly at school, after school, and online At the time, Emily didn t feel comfortable confiding in her parents or in the other adults in her life But she did keep a diary UnSlut presents that diary, word for word, with split page commentary to provide context and perspective This unique diary and memoir sheds light on the important issues of sexual bullying, slut shaming, and the murky s of adolescent sexual development Readers will see themselves in Emily s story whether as the bully, the shamed, or the passive bystander This book also includes advice and commentary from a variety of distinguished experts. Best Read UnSlut Author Emily Lindin For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr I won t lie I didn t really learn anything new from reading this I also didn t unlearn anything as a result of reading this During my feminism journey that sounds very weird, but hopefully you know what I m getting at , I ve done a lot of research I ve read countless stories from people in regards to many different aspects of feminism, have grown in the sense that my feminism is intersectional, I ve unlearned a lot of my own internalised misogyny, and have had many discussions about slut I won t lie I didn t really learn anything new from reading this I also didn t unlearn anything as a result of reading this During my feminism journey that sounds very weird, but hopefully you know what I m getting at , I ve done a lot of research I ve read countless stories from people in regards to many different aspects of feminism, have grown in the sense that my feminism is intersectional, I ve unlearned a lot of my own internalised misogyny, and have had many discussions about slut shaming in particular.So in saying that, while I personally didn t learn anything new, this book still explored and talks about slut shaming in a really eas... UnSlut should be required reading for everyone Or strongly suggested reading I know there are people who wouldn t touch this with a ten foot pole because it has the word slut in it a lot And those are the people who need this information the most.Emily Lindin s thorough takedown of rape culture, slut shaming, and victim blaming takes an interesting form it s her middle school diary with footnotes from Now Emily Since a lot of readers weren t even alive in the late 90s insert existential UnSlut should be required reading for everyone Or strongly suggested reading I know there are people who wouldn t touch this with a ten foot pole because it has the word slut in it a lot And those are the people who need this information the most.Emily Lindin s thorough takedown of rape culture, slut shaming, and victim blaming takes an interesting form it s her middle school diary with footnotes from Now Emily Since a lot of readers weren t even alive in the late 90s insert existential crisis here , she also ...4.5 rounded up.This was a really important read for me Before I talk too much about the book, I am going to talk a bit about myself I tried keeping a hand written diary when I was in middle school, but after it went missing and mysteriously showed up in my parents closet, I refused to put anything on paper I turned to the internet an unknown wilderness to my parents I felt waysecure putting my deepest, darkest thoughts online, so I signed up for an online journal I went through se 4.5 rounded up.This was a really important read for me Before I talk too much about the book, I am going to talk a bit about myself I tried keeping a hand written diary when I was in middle school, but after it went missing and mysteriously showed up in my parents closet, I refused to put anything on paper I turned to the internet an unknown wilderness to my parents I felt waysecure putting my deepest, darkest thoughts online, so I signed up for an online journal I went through several sites before finally settling on LiveJournal, and I will even admit that I ve written in it as recently December of last year UnSlut was very timely for me, as I recently reread my old online journals and cringed at teenage me Seriously, I was awful I was embarrassingly guilty of slut shaming To be clear, I was not a bully I did not treat people the way Emily Li...Edited review below Emily Linden is either the bravest woman or the dumbest It is brave to think you could transcribe your middle school diary be celebrated She is dumb to think it wouldn t matter Emily may also be a far better person than I ever will be What makes this book is powerful is not just the fact she transcribed...The idea of this book intrigued me The author was bullied, witnessed bullying, and sometimes participated in bullying, from the age of 11 She was branded a slut at age 11 and for years could not overcome that label But she did keep a diary during those years, and, after re reading her pre teen diaries years later, decided to publish them in a blog with the hope of helping other young girls and boys to overcome the trauma of slut shaming a...I have never read a bookannoying and immature than this one This is not a story It s an 11 years old diary of he said she said, does he like me does he hate me but she said This is not literature I don t know how anyone could ever read this book and enjoy pubescent dr...Here s an unpopular opinion I m actually not at all concerned about innocent men losing their jobs over false sexual assault harassment allegations Emily Lindin.UnSlut A Diary and a Memoir by Emily Lindin is a published diary of Lindin s time in middle school and how she, and many other of her female classmates, were labeled as sluts The diary is accompanied by now Lindin s comments explanations of the behaviors of those around her in the years of middle school, and explanations of how a young girl s mind is wa...Listened to on Audible for Feminist February Full review coming soon.This book was interminable The diary entries suggested that Emily was fine with being labeled a slut and didn t go into any discussion about how that felt The notations by the now grown Emily did not help or shed any light on the issue...

UnSlut
  • 01 November 2018
  • Hardcover
  • 272 pages
  • 1942186002
  • Emily Lindin
  • UnSlut