Girl Up

They told you you need to be thin and beautiful They told you to wear longer skirts, avoid going out late at night and move in groups never accept drinks from a stranger, and wear shoes you can run in easily than heels They told you to wear just enough make up to look presentable but not enough to be a slut to dress to flatter your apple, pear, hourglass figure, but not to be too tarty They warned you that if you try to be strong, or take control, you ll be shrill, bossy, a ballbreaker Of course it s fine for the boys, but you should know your place They told you that s not for girls take it as a compliment don t rock the boat that ll go straight to your hips They told you beauty is on the inside , but you knew they didn t really mean it Well screw that I m here to tell you something else Hilarious, jaunty and bold, GIRL UP exposes the truth about the pressures surrounding body image, the false representations in media, the complexities of a sex and relationships, the trials of social media and all the other lies they told us Bates takes a myth busting approach to body image, food, sex and advertising, and is particularly good at boiling down feminist language into a snappy, everyday vernacular without diluting its power Metro Essential reading for young women and girls, Girl Up is set to become a key guiding text for the next generation like The Beauty Myth and The Feminine Mystique have for preceding generations Morning Star Online It s hardly headline news that feminism can be funny But, heavens, is it refreshing to see it done as well as it is in this book Telegraph Girl Up is something between a self help book and a bracing love letter to today s teenage girlsI wish I d had Girl Up when I was growing up I could have used such no nonsense survival g New Read Girl Up By Laura Bates For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr You know those scoff worthy puberty guides you were given in high school that glossed over tackling serious issues and just gave very basic and limited information Well this book shits all over those From page one I wanted to thrust this into every teenage girls hands but also into the hands of her parents and her male friends and every teacher that thought the Sex Ed that they were teaching was good enough Laura Bates highlighted all the important lessons that young people should be being ta You know those scoff worthy puberty guides you were given in high school that glossed over tackling serious issues and just gave very basic and limited information Well this book shits all over those From page one I wanted to thrust this into every teenage girls hands but also into the hands of her parents and her male friends and every teacher that thought the Sex Ed that they were teaching was good enough Laura Bates highlighted all the important lessons that young people should be bei...I m not the intended audience for this book, it s meant for much younger people didn t realize it when I picked it up , but If I had read this 10 years earlier I would have benefited quite a lot from it.This is a book, that is essentially a guide for girls, and has gone on the complete assumption that you know nothing regarding the subjects of relationships, bodies, sex and sexism So really, if you know all of this stuff, some women may find this pretty pointless to read, right Wrong This book was rather thought provoking, humorous, but all done in a simple manner, so it may be understood by anyone I found the chapters about feminism, our bodies and women s mental health the most interestin This is a book, that is essentially a guide for girls, and has gone on the complete assumption th...Every woman needs to read this So brilliant Watch my video review of Girl Up hereI believe this book should be handed out to every teenager and young women.Bates covers everything from career to sexism to sex Very recommendedPerfect book to give girls a confidence boost and an ideal start to feminismShe tries to be intersectional, although it seemslike an afterthought than at the centre of her feminism and experience I don t think I ll be reading from Laura Bates again and I m sick of her brand of feminism being labelled revolutionary She s nothing new, just seems to produceof the recycled 3rd wave typical stuff you can get on the internet You can most definitely readintersectional informative content from adiverse range of opinions for free on the internet If I She tries to be intersectional, although it seemslike an afterthought than at the centre of her feminism and experience I don t think I ll be reading from Laura Bates again and I m sick of her ... They told you you need to be thin and beautiful They told you to wear longer skirts, avoid going out late at night and move in groups never accept drinks from a stranger, and wear shoes you can run ineasily than heels They told you to wear just enough make up to look presentable but not enough to be a slut to dress to flatter your apple, pear, hourglass figure, but not to be too tarty They warned you that if you try to be strong, or take control, you ll be shrill, bossy, a ballbreake They told you you need to be thin and beautiful They told you to wear longer skirts, avoid going out late at night and move in groups never accept drinks from a stranger, and wear shoes you can run ineasily than heels They told you to wear just enough make up to look presentable but not enough to be a slut to dress to flatter your apple, pear, hourglass figure, but not to be too tarty They warned you that if you try to be strong, or take control, you ll be shrill, bossy, a ballbreaker Of course it s fine for the boys, but you should know your place They told you that s not for girls take it as a compliment don t rock the boat ...So this is basically just an excellent and empowering guide to life for young women everywhere Yes is has some swears, yes Bates talks about vaginas a lot, yes she tackles some really challenging and co...If you ve been following me on social medias you d know how much I love Laura Bates her Everyday Sexism project how that book pretty much changed my life For someone that has read about feminism for years, it felt a ...

• English
• 27 November 2017
Laura Bates
• Paperback
• 352 pages
• 1471149501
• Laura Bates
• Girl Up