Tell me about feminism. Assume I know basically nothing but reactionary memes about it (which I assume are all mean spirited depictions of it) Where do I start reading if I wanna read about it. What are good authors. Im not good with deep theory or philosophy. So I would prefer simpler texts if there are any. Also ofc Im talking about the goodshit here like the radical kind that has ties to leftism.
There was a day where I decided I dont wanna be a bad person and I assume some basic knowledge about feminism especially as one of the fellas (still?) Im an egg get it. …could help with that.
And whats the deal with TERFS. I know what it stands for but are there any authors I should avoid ?
Hope you can help out lil ol me . Even 1-2 simple book recommendations can help
I feel like every fella like me has to run through a couple of hoops to get some info on it. Cause ofc as a teen you think its a joke and then everyone makes fun of it but as grow up you realize how thats legit real equality which is cool adn good . So I wanna know more …plus I think Im one of them gals. If you catch my drift.
Sorry if this is rambly its late . Im hungry and I have a date on Sunday.
Feminism has a very encompassing definition, and tends to shift focus throughout the decades. From a leftist perspective feminism is foundational if we ever want to achieve class consciousness and workers solidarity. In every disadvantaged ethnic minority group that capitalism preys upon, there is an even more disadvantaged subgroup of women within that group being marginalized. Theoretically, protecting the people most marginalized by society provides an umbrella of protection for those less marginalized.
The following authors are socialist/Marxist who write about feminism and how the oppression of women is interconnected with capitalism.
Ehrenreich, Barbara (1971). The American Health Empire: Power, Profits, and Politics.
Davis, Angela (1981) Women, Race and Class
Fraser, Nancy (1989). Unruly practices: power, discourse, and gender in contemporary social theory
Federici, Silvia (2004) Caliban and the Witch: Women, the Body and Primitive Accumulation
Zillah R. Eisenstein (1978) Capitalist Patriarchy and the Case for Socialist Feminism