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Finished today for #SheSaid March & it‘s one of those books you can‘t really like because it‘s so damn frustrating especially in our current world but it also an important read. I missed Manne‘s previous book Down Girl but I understand that this book builds & expands on it & focuses on male entitlement & how patriarchy “punishes women for not giving men the moral goods to which they are, by the terms of our social contract entitled.”⬇️

Hello #SheSaid. Posting a bit later today. I hope you are all finishing up with the book and if not learning a lot, at least feeling less alone and “gas lighted” when you are in certain situations and being told it‘s normal, not a problem, etc.

Hello #SheSaid!

Did you make it through? Such a tough read right now, but also a really timely one…. 😬

I finished this one up last weekend before my Libby loan expired. It's only my 2nd audiobook ever, and I learned nonfiction isn't going to work for me without a print copy. Keeping in mind that the mode probably affected my opinion of the book, I found this was good, but not great. The topics for each chapter are so very important, but I struggled to be engaged. It could also be that I'm just weary of intolerance and hate right now ⬇️

There are evidently many men who feel entitled to regulate pregnant bodies without having the remotest idea about, or interest in learning, how they work. And there are evidently some women who are prepared to paint others as heartless for balking at these attempts to police and enforce their pregnancies. #SheSaid

Hello #SheSaid. I hope this week has treated you well.

I know quite a few of you were running behind starting and/or reading this one, so just stop into the comments as you finish each section. This discussion is for chapters 5 & 6.

Another case that support that pro-lifers isn‘t about pro-life

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Kate Manne in chapter 6 on why the pro-life movement isn‘t about pro-life

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Hello #SheSaid! I hope this week treated you well and that a few of you got your library holds in and could join us.

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“Himpathetic”: my new very useful vocabulary word.

Misogyny is typically although not invariably a response to a woman‘s to gendered law and order. I think of misogyny as one of those shock collars worn by dogs. Misogyny is capable of causing pain, and it often does, but even when it isn‘t actively hurting anyone, it tends to discourage girls and women from venturing out of bounds. If we stray, or err, we know what we are in for.⬇️ #shesaid

Hello #SheSaid! How is everyone doing this weekend. Surviving the current world so far 🙄. It‘s been a week and I can not wait to talk about this in the comments.

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In general, I think of misogyny as being a bit like the shock collar worn by a dog to keep them behind one of those invisible fences that proliferate in suburbia. Misogyny is capable of causing pain, to be sure, and it often does so. But even when it isn‘t actively hurting anyone, it tends to discourage girls and women from venturing out of bounds. If we stray, or err, we know what we are in for.

(I can already tell this book will make me angry)

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Next up for #SheSaid!

Time to pick up your library holds & interlibrary loans.

I have been waiting to read this one!

Next up for #SheSaid!

Time to pick up your library holds & interlibrary loans.

I have been waiting to read this one!

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This book made me angry, but Kate Manne delivers a well-researched, well supported look at male privilege. I liked how each chapter addressed a different area where male entitlement is harmful to women. The chapter, "Entitlement to Medical Care" really opened my eyes to things I knew were happening, but that I never truly thought about.

Excellent read for men and women.

This is interesting and well written as well as being well researched. The #audiobook is read by the author.

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Another book to boil my blood! I‘m on the section regarding health and statistically men get much better health care than women. Men get more pain relief, are taken more seriously and are regarded as stoic for their health battles. While women are still seen as hysterical and emotional and are much more frequently diagnosed with psychosomatic illnesses! As someone with multiple health problems this makes me so sad and angry 😡

This is a terrific read. Manne explores how entitlement and men, alongside the misogyny directed at women (by both men and women) leads to unequal treatment and creates burden for women. She combines both social psychology research and writings on gender studies to support her conclusions. Well done.

Just as well researched as her book Down Girl. Entitled is an academic treatise on male entitlement. Kate Manne presents facts on how societal norms of male entitlement unconsciously influence women‘s behavior even at the expense of their own physical and psychological safety. The book is well organized with lots of citations and references for further reading.

This book was good/interesting/important. I wish it had offered more in depth studies or explanations for the plethora of topics it covered. This book sort of read like a general overview about how women's lives are harder then men's and how oftentimes, men are the reason why women's lives are harder. It covered a large variety of subjects. Perhaps good for a reader who is new to the subject or not looking for detailed accounts.

A well researched and thorough examination of male entitlement, this book examines the many facets of how male privilege harms women in today‘s society. Kate Manne‘s ability to dissect the way that entitlement hovers over women in every aspect of women‘s lives was not only informative, but life changing. This book should be essential reading.

And just in for #Scarathalon2020, #Slaughterathon and #votedearlyreadathon!

Let‘s see. 8 hours (*2 readathons?) + post + plus finished book = 166 pts for #teamslaughter!

@Clwojick total points for entire month are 398 (as long as I calculated the points for the hours correctly above)

Good overview of male entitlement and it‘s fingerprints on so many aspects of daily life. Unfortunately, Manne has quite the treasure trove of examples to pull from to illustrate for the reader exactly how misogyny plays out in our country. The last chapter of the author‘s hope for her daughter was my favorite...and I‘d agree with every hope. We have some work to do.

What I‘m reading before work today this #SuperSeptember #Readathon

Phenomenal. She dissects male entitlement in a methodical, logical, powerful way. She illuminates forms of entitlement and misogyny so deeply engrained that I never saw them before for what they are. Nor did I come to terms with how pernicious the impacts of entitlement are on society. Warnings: the book is triggering, sometimes breathtakingly so, and it left me feeling deep despair about the world, especially for women.

My poor kitty is in the hospital again for a seizure. I‘m devastated and hoping they can figure out what‘s wrong with him. So for now I‘m just waiting and reading.

Kate Manne said my review was astute! Swoon. I had a great book to work with, as this is a fantastic book about a troubling subject. But if we don‘t look male privilege in the eye and call it for what it is, then we will never stop it. (All privilege, really, but this book is focused on how systemic misogyny aims to keep women down.) Pub on 8/11

Full review http://www.TheBibliophage.com
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