Era of Ignition
A passionate manifesto with personal stories, anecdotes, and opinions from the front lines of modern American womanhood from actor, filmmaker, and activist Amber TamblynAmber Tamblyn is one of the most talked about feminist voices today Through her fierce op eds in media outlets such as the New York Times, Glamour, and Hollywood Reporter and her work as a founder of the Time s Up organization, Tamblyn has tackled subjects including discrimination, sexual assault, reproductive rights, and pay parity, among others.Now, Tamblyn examines the very paradigm our society is built on, pulling at the threads of the ingrained patriarchal and misogynistic fabric Tamblyn presents her insightful and pointed take on the current state of feminism and expertly weaves together her own experiences and opinions with the larger movement In her late twenties and early thirties, Tamblyn experienced a crisis of character and a gradual awakening her own era of ignition that enabled her to take back the power in her own life and find her own voice as a bold, outspoken, and respected advocate for women s rights Using the same galvanizing voice that helped her recent op eds go viral, Tamblyn delivers an incisive call to arms that will capture the heart of the movement as it educates and inspires readers. Best Download [ Era of Ignition ] author [ Amber Tamblyn ] – kino-fada.fr This book put my own personal thoughts into words Amber Tamblyn is a great Now I just want to read everything she s done She s said very impactful and insightful things surrounding the metoo movement.Era of Ignition is a beautiful mess, with an emphasis on the mess.Let me just start by saying that there is no way I am going to do this book justice via this review It s just not going to happen Now with that out of the wayA little background I am a cis white male I identify on the political spectrum as being a leftist preferred or a liberal I believe in equality, find racism abhorrent and believe that all people were created equal and should be treated as such.And yetWhen Christine Blasy Ford came forward with her allegation of sexual assault ag Let ...3.5 starsAmber Tamblyn writes a book of essays about feminism and her involvement with the MeToo movement prefaced with her own experiences in Hollywood as a woman and young girl While it does have some memoirish aspects to it, I wouldn t go into it expecting your typical light hearted, humorous celebrity memoir because this is not that All the pieces about her life are there to set up what she has to say about feminism and working with the MeToo movement It was a pretty interesting read I plowed t Amber Tamblyn writes a book of essays about feminism and her involvement with the MeToo movement prefaced with her own experiences in Hollywood as a woman and young girl While it does have some memoirish aspects to it, I wouldn t go into it expecting your typical light hearted, humorous celebrity memoir because this is not that All the pieces about her life are there to set up what she has to say about feminism and w...Really well written and interesting book about feminism and how as white women we can do better Tamblyn leans heavily on those who knowthan she does on the issues and I really appreciated that A super engaging and igniting read.4.5 5 StarsAmber Tamblyn s Age of Ignition is one part feminist memoir and one part social justice exposition, specifically dealing with the rise of the metoo movement and her experience in that context If you only know Hollywood Amber Tamblyn, you might think her place of undeniable economic and racial privilege might mean this work is yet another for and about white women, but I am here to tell you this book is so much .Tamblyn does an excellent job dedicating space and time to intersect ...I ve made the decision to DNF this book I still respect Amber Tamblyn a lot and I was enjoying the personal stories, I even agreed with some of her attitudes opinions towards the oppression of women But I m sick of being politicised to and preached at by celebrities, who only vaguely live on the same planet as I do She wasn t overly obnoxious with it even, but it just turned me so far off the motor broke completely All momentum gone, game over And also sick of being told to be an ally as I ve made the decision to DNF this book I still respect Amber Tamblyn a lot and I was enjoying the personal stories, I even agreed with some of her attitudes opinions towards the oppression of women But I m sick of being politicised to and preached at by celebrities, who only vaguely live on the same planet as I do She wasn t overly obnoxious with it even, but it just turned me so far off...I have ThoughtsI think I should start by saying that I m one of the them that Amber Tamblyn writes so much about in this book By that I mean that I am a straight, white male I know, I m 0 for 3 or at least that s how I feel after reading this book , but please bear with me as I give my honest opinion.Fine, you don t have to bear with me this book was written for females, after all, and as Tamblyn implied in her book, my opinion doesn t matter Still.My first major problem is the us and them approach th I think I should start by saying that I m one of the them that Amber Tamblyn writes so much about in this book By that I mean that I am a straight, white male I know, I m 0 for 3 or at least that s how I feel after reading this book , but please bear with me as I give my honest opinion.Fine, you don t have to bear with me this book was written for females, after all, and as Tamblyn implied in her book, my opinion doesn t matter Still.My first major problem is the us and them approach that Tamblyn uses exces...
- English
- 09 January 2017 Amber Tamblyn
- Hardcover
- 272 pages
- 1984822985
- Amber Tamblyn
- Era of Ignition