pickThis book brought me right back to the 2008 election and all of the mess that went down against women in the US election. I would love to see an update. #NFN21
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pickThis book brought me right back to the 2008 election and all of the mess that went down against women in the US election. I would love to see an update. #NFN21
I woke up yesterday to dark and miserable rain, and I thought my streak of beautiful weekday podcast walks was over. I put on my rain boots and headed to work with a lot of self talk about making do. No need though as it was bright and sunny again by the time I got home. I‘m enjoying the tagged audiobook, and listened to the pictured podcast on my walk.
Today I learned the concept of a home garden mission statement.
#NFN21
Hard to believe #NonFictionNovember is almost halfway over. I need life to slow down so I can just read all the books.
I started the tagged book yesterday and tried the pictured podcast on my walk. A new one to me, and worth listening to others in the series.
Today I learned about citizen scientists and the role they can play in tracking birds and butterflies. I might look into it!
#NFN21
November Stats
I avoided political books all year and then went into November diving deep into politics.
4 Audiobooks (3 done, 1 in progress)
2 eBook (1 done, 1 in progress)
5 Non-Fiction
1 Fantasy
2 by Women
2 by People of Color
Currently listening: Obama's A Promised Land. Currently reading: Brandon Sanderson Stormlight Archive trilogy.
I'm not a big cryer while reading. Yes, a handful of books have brought me to actual tears over the years, but that is pretty rare. Nonetheless, I finished 2 books this month that tugged at my heartstrings enough to probably qualify for this month's #ReadWithMrBook. #tearjerker @MrBook
Last week required some retail therapy. And I've got to #blameitonlitsy for introducing me to Book Outlet. At least this haul wasn't TOO bad on my wallet! I ended up with a super random collection of choices, but I'm so looking forward to diving into these once the semester is over in a few weeks.
#Imwithyou! Time for a new hashtag, if you are feeling down (and so much more today), just remember you are not alone.... you still have friends and confidants, and together we are stronger than we know #ImWithYou
My brain keeps going back to this passage as I watch the results. This was a conversation with Gloria Steinem about Clinton's '08 run.
No matter how this turns out, remember that in 8 yrs we've already passed what Steinem thought was possible (Hillary became the first female nominee of a major party), and even if she losses, the fact that we were blindsided is actually progress... because it means we truly believed it was possible. 😭
#overthis There may be some very #NastyWomen tomorrow. Thanks for the tag idea @lemonlime799 a great book about women and politics.
How long is this debate? I'm having deja vu back to the last debate....🙄😲😵😵😵😕
Watching the author of this great book discussing the last political debate, the tapes, the body language, the gender components.... priceless! I can't wait to read the book she'll write when this election cycle is finished! #WeNeedDiverseBooks #ManyStoryMonday #DiversityMonday
This is about Hillary Clinton's presidential run in 2008, but in discussing the sexism and double standards she faced it remains frustratingly relevant.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/sep/28/hillary-clinton-sexism-millennia...
I read this article today and was reminded yet again of this great book as I read about young women shifting one way and their fathers another.
pickIt is so interesting to read this book in the middle of the 2016 election, knowing what was ahead for the protagonists.
When I thought about the 2008 election before, I really just remembered Hillary as the first female contender for a presidential nomination and the kind of sexism she faced. But this book also sheds a light on Michelle Obama and Sarah Palin and what they had to deal with.
Nice long walk with the pooches and my audio book! Enjoyed both!
Pictures from my morning walk (a little blurry) while reliving the 2008 election.
Difficult day at work so I decided I deserved a treat on the way home. Do all Starbucks have almond milk now? I am lactose intolerant and not a big fan of soy milk so this news cheered me up significantly. (The trip to the library helped, too.) If only my work problems were so easily resolved...
Just realized 4/5 of my August faves were in whole or in part due to Littens. This happen to anyone else? Which book(s)? #ReadingUnderTheLitfluence #RUL #DamnitLitsy
I really enjoyed all of my Aug reads, but IF I had to pick a favorite, I'd pick this book! I've been trying to read more about politics & social/election year issues this year; THIS book hit on everything! It looks at the race in 2008 & all the sexism & racism that simmered below the surface. So many of the topics & issues it discussed I found VERY relevant to today, with so many parallels to the race in 2016!#septphotochallenge #somethingforsept
#augustphotochallenge A day late with #augustwrapup because, you know, reading. I thought I read so much more than last month but even though I finished 3 books more, I read 19 pages less!! Still, this is quite good for me and thanks to Litsy I'm discovering so many great books and book people! Re: faves, I want everybody to read March, Homegoing, Big Girls Don't Cry, Inside Out and Back Again. And I was really fond of Un Été à No Damn Good.
pickOkay I'm just gonna say it. I swore A LOT while reading this book!😂 It made me me angry and sad and yes, it made me issue forth endless streams of expletives, but it also made me laugh and more importantly it let me hope. Traister's analysis is smart, thorough, and still so relevant. She asks tough questions about changing demographics and attitudes in our politics, political movements and media and doesn't shy away from the answers.
Okay this book officially has me apoplectic now! You see that's the whole problem in a nut sack: every citizen, regardless of body hair composition, not to mention race, socio-economic position, orientation should see a president when they look in the mirror if that's their dream.
The Shakesville Hillary Sexism Watch is sadly still needed and fortunately alive and well:http://www.shakesville.com/2016/02/hillary-sexism-watch-part-wev-in.html?m=1
Okay. First thought: urinal targets?!!!...a long chain of expletives. Second thought: Wonder if they have Trump ones ...Googling ... yup...kinda want one. Third thought: Ugh. Politics is dirty. Need to shower. 😂 #Litsyafterdark
#augustphotochallenge I was inspired to make this #impulsebuy after reading @Riveted_Reader_Melissa 's many amazing posts on it. #damnitlitsy! Excited to be starting it today.
When I got the email saying my library hold had come in, I thought, "Hmm... Not sure I'll have time to read this right now." So naturally I not only checked that book out but three others as well. I guess this is my #TBR list for the next three weeks. And it gave me a chance to try out my new photo collage app.
Yesterday was the anniversary, posted today for #diversityfriday
Hard to believe but it was less than 100 years ago....
#WWW AND #Recommendsday It's about politics, the media, & gender in the 2008 political race! I honestly can't wait to see what she writes after this 2016 race. I loved this because it gave a name to some of the odd feelings I had regarding comments that were made in that race, & reading it I could see some huge parallels between the coverage and comments this season, as well as how much has changed in expectations in those 8 years. Read this!
pickThe intersection of politics, media, & gender has never been so interesting! Critically looking at the role gender politics played in the 2008 race, with discussion about the effects on the future of feminism going forward. The author follows the 4 leading ladies of this story through the political storm & beyond, includes discussions with Gloria Steinem, Jessica Valenti, Melissa Harris-Lacewell (now -Perry), Rachel Maddow, Katie Couric, etc. 👍
wears a not-so-great tie, how much e-mail do you think he gets?” Brown said. There has been plenty of talk and plenty written about Sarah Palin‘s jackets, her hair, her looks.… There was plenty of talk and plenty written about Hillary Clinton‘s looks, hair, pantsuits. Compare that to the attention given to Barack Obama‘s fifteen-hundred-dollar suits or John McCain‘s five-hundred-twenty-dollar Ferragamo shoes.""
-ing my kids, I want her laying next to me in bed.""
"What Palin so beguilingly represented, not only to Deutsch but to the general public, was a form of female power that was utterly digestible to those who had no intellectual or political use for actual women: feminism without the feminists."
-ok, yuk, just yucky quote. I'm feeling sympathetic to Sarah Palin now as I'm annoyed at her.
This book about gender roles in the 2008 election is so interesting, it's amazing what you can see in retrospect.
This reminds me of some of the Bernie Bro stuff I heard this election cycle. For two politicians with pretty similar overarching plans/policies, it's amazing how many say they'd never vote for her if they can't have Bernie.
"was rooted in daunting truths about the avenues open to ambitious women in the wake of the second wave: understanding that being popular wasn‘t going to get a girl taken seriously, women had spent years toiling to prove their professional mettle, only to get passed over for guys whose masculinity allowed them to take a more relaxed, and thus more appealing approach to achievement."
How quickly the views shift into familiar stereotypes.
"On a night when Iowans old and young had come out in droves, (...) three strong Democratic candidates had carved up an unprecedented number of votes fairly evenly..."
"By the next morning, (...) Matthews proclaimed, “For Clinton, what was once considered inevitable is now barely likely.”"
"Chuck Todd described (...) “It‘s weird out here.…Everybody‘s already speaking in the past tense…about Senator Clinton‘s attempts to win the first two states.”"
"In the months leading to the primaries, the question of whether he could follow through seemed less pressing than the question Michelle Obama was asking as she too dove into the breach of American history and prejudice on behalf of her history-making partner: Were the rest of us ready to follow their leads?"
No pressure there! Just do it all or you're letting everyone down!
..."But I thought to the extent that someone was really going to be the superstar, it would be Michelle, and Barack would be her competent partner. She was fabulous."
*Side note here...Harris-Lacewell here above is now known as Melissa Harris-Perry
Some of the reflections in this book of people looking back at the 2008 race, are so interesting. I went with the team "that still had the dude on it".
🔼On watching the John & Elizabeth Edwards press conference where they released that her cancer had returned, but they were not dropping out of the race.
“I took my son‘s name; I didn‘t take my husband‘s name.” In many respects the distancing of herself from Clinton was more performance than authentic self-expression. As dismaying as her Donna Reed feint was, it demonstrated that she understood something about the upcoming election: that in part it was going to hinge on women, and how they felt about other women."
*Another dynamic woman who would have made a better candidate than her husband, IMO.
Big Girls Don't Cry, but apparently we don't take a hint well either! Reggie has been moving steadily closer and closer and putting himself between me and my kindle phone app...Reggie says stop reading on that phone and pet me! Puppy break!
Big Girls Don't Cry, but apparently we don't take a hint well either! Reggie has been moving steadily closer and closer and putting himself between me and my kindle phone app...Reggie says stop reading on that phone and pet me! Puppy break!
did we have to give up to get inside? Did we have to bastardize our beliefs to do it? And were bastardized beliefs better than the alternative? If Clinton could balance her political ambitions with the principles that motivated her to invest in politics in the first place, then she still had something in common with feminists: they were balancing their ambitions for her, and themselves, with the ideals that first motivated them to invest in her."
