The Mental Load

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A new voice in comics is incisive, funny, and fiercely feminist The mental load It s incessant, gnawing, exhausting, and disproportionately falls to women You know the scene you re making dinner, calling the plumber doctor mechanic, checking homework and answering work emails at the same time All the while, you are being peppered with questions by your nearest and dearest where are my shoes , do we have any cheese Australian Broadcasting Corp on Emma s comicIn her first book of comic strips, Emma reflects on social and feminist issues by means of simple line drawings, dissecting the mental load, ie all that invisible and unpaid organizing, list making and planning women do to manage their lives, and the lives of their family members Most of us carry some form of mental load about our work, household responsibilities, financial obligations and personal life but what makes up that burden and how it s distributed within households and understood in offices is not always equal or fair In her strips Emma deals with themes ranging from maternity leave it is not a vacation , domestic violence, the clitoris, the violence of the medical world on women during childbirth, and other feminist issues, and she does so in a straightforward way that is both hilarious and deadly serious. If you re not laughing, you re probably crying in recognition Emma s comics also address the everyday outrages and absurdities of immigrant rights, income equality, and police violence Emma has over 300,000 followers on Facebook, her comics have been shared 215,000 times, and have elicited comments from 21,000 internet users An article about her in the French magazine L Express drew 1.8 million views a record since the site was created And her comic has just been picked up by The Guardian Many women will recognize themselves in THE MENTAL LOAD, which is sure to stir a wide ranging, important debate on what it really means to be a woman today. Read The Mental Load – kino-fada.fr I accidentally caused a mini shitstorm on Facebook by posting what I thought was a fairly innocuous comic from this book, so I felt very fortunate to read the rest of the comics in book form, at home, where there were no...Honestly I m torn This comic tackles the issues of so many women so well It even made me come to some new conclusions and I work in a feminist ngo The writing s good, the arguments are good So why am I torn Well, it s a comic book, right So it should be somewhat visually appealing and maybe easy to read Yes No The font is it handwritten is tragic, I struggled to decipher it The drawings are, well, very basic and I wouldn t dare to call it a style in this case There is also A Honestly I m torn This comic tackles the issues of so many women so well It even made me come to some new conclusions and I work in a feminist ngo The writing s good, the arguments are good So why am I torn Well, it s a comic book, right So it should be somewhat visually appealing and maybe easy to read Yes No The font is it handwritten is tragic, I struggled to decipher it The drawings are, well, very ...A French blogger effectively and humorously lays out progressive and feminist hot topics of the day in a dozen essays in comic book format.I was a stay at home dad when my daughter was young, so I can relate to the first entry, You Should ve Asked, about the mental load that can be felt by the homemaker in a couple when it comes to doing household chores and taking care of children And as a liberal, I found myself agreeing with her points about sexism, sexual harassment, childbirth, universal A French blogger effectively and humorously lays out progressive and feminist hot topics of the day in a dozen essays in comic book format.I was a stay at home dad when my daughter was young, so I can relate to the first entry, You Should ve Asked, about the mental load that can be felt by the homemaker in a couple when it comes to doing household chores and taking care of children And as a liberal, I found myself agreeing with her points about sexism, sexual ha...Several of the comics are really useful primers on feminism, while others gave me a glimpse into the minds of French European feminists I was somewhat puzzled over the comic about topless women, I m pretty sure it was a parable in response to the burqua bans and other crackdowns on headscarves in Europe.I liked the comic on universal income but had to laugh when Emma complained about having to rush eating lunch during an hour long break Really As a part time worker, I get 15 minute brea Several of the comics are really useful primers on feminism, while others gave me a glimpse into the minds of French European feminists I was somewhat puzzled over the comic about topless women, I m pretty sure it was a parable in response to the burqua bans and other crackdowns on headscarves in Europe.I liked the comic on universal income but had to laugh when Emma complained about having to rush eating lunch during an hour long break Really As a part time worker, I get 15 minute brea...I actually read the You Should ve Asked story on Facebook within the last year or so, but didn t even recognize Emma s name or her style until I was reading it again in this book It s not that it s unmemorable or anything,a comment on my aging brain and the sheer volume of comics I ve read over the years It apparently never occurred to me that I d ever encounter it in physical media Anyway, the book is wonderful Emma is strongly, positively feminist Her comics will make you smile, o I actually read the You Should ve Asked story on Facebook within the last year or so, but didn t even recognize Emma s name or her style until I was reading it again in this book It s not that it s unmemorable or anything,a comment on my aging brain and the sheer volume of comics I ve read over the years It apparently never occurred to me that I ...The mental load is an intersectional feminist comic that uses simple illustrations to convey current issues While the content goes beyond this, the main focus here is on the domestic We already know about the imbalance in hours spent on activities such as cooking, cleaning, and child care, and how that negatively impacts women especially those who work full time , but what about the impact of the mental load The strain that comes from mentally balancing the dozens of seemingly small tasks in The mental load is an intersectional feminist comic that uses simple illustrations to convey current issues While the content goes beyond this, the main focus here is on the domestic We already know about the imbalance in hours spent on activities such as cooking, cleaning, and child care, and how that negatively impacts...I m in two minds about this one it touches on a lot of really important issues and gets across some important points The titular mental load was something that had never occurred to me and is so interesting However, for a graphic novel does it count as a novel if it s non fiction , this wasn t a particularly a strong one for me The illustrations seemed relatively basic recognising I definitely couldn t do better and didn t tell a story or convey the humour I see in a lot of graphic n I m in two minds about this one it touches on a lot of really important issues and gets across some important points The titular mental load was something that had never occurred to me and is so interesting However, for a graphic novel does it count as a novel if it s non fiction , this wasn t a particularly a strong one for m...An engaging, and reflective series of comic visual essays on Feminist topics Some of the chapters werecompelling than others,insightful or unusual in their take.Great conversation starter honestly The book not only gives i sight into how women and men benefit from feminism, but it also taps into issues of islamaphobia and police brutality A great graphic novel that presents complex issues in a way that can be easily understood and empathised withThe main focus was on the mental load cis women carry in heterosexual relationships and in their workplace Covers important topics but could have beeninclusive Also, the design and the layout of the book leaves a lot to be desired.Unless you ve been living under a rock, you re bound to have seen the titular comic circulating the internet in recent months, explaining the relatively invisible complexity of the mental load carried most commonly by mothers I ve read it, shared it and now thrilled to support the artist by ...I think everyone can be enlightened by this book, and if not enlightened at least feel wonderfully validated in their thinking This book explains countless social injustices and the insidious ways in which they are accepted and normalised, garnished with a wonderful sense of humour Emma highlights and grapples with the atrocities in our warped world, but offers ideas for combatting these infuriating problems I felt incensed while reading, but I finished the book feeling hopeful This is a MU I think everyone can be enlightened by this book, and if not enlightened at least feel wonderfully validated in their thinking This book explains countless social injustices and the insidious ways in which they are accepted and normalised, garnished with a wonderful sense of humour Emma highlights and grapples with the atrocities in our warped world, but offers ideas for combatting thes...The first story here helped me understand a lotabout my wife and how she doesn t want to ask me for help because she feels like it is implied that help is always necessary Which only sorta describes the situation, but I certainly learned a lot from ...I imagine so many women can relate, I sure can Such a relevant topic conversation, but unfortunately for women their mental load has been prevalent since the beginning of time And while I notice progress toward change in rel...

The Mental Load
  • 01 April 2017
  • Paperback
  • 224 pages
  • 1609809181
  • Emma
  • The Mental Load