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dogma coming from someone who feels beyond reproach "because I am too", Unpleasant and preachy. genel olarak itirazım yok, düşündürttükleri için de minnettarım ama uzattığını, sürekli tekrara düştüğünü düşünüyorum bindel'in.
ingiltere'de ne olmuş ne bitmiş orada durum neymiş okumaktan da bunaldım bu arada, bu derdim sırf bu kitaba özgü değil gerçi, Interesting but a bit too long and repetitive, Her good points got a bit lost, perhaps she needed a good editor to trim the book down and tighten the writing up.
Didn't completely convince me that sexual orientation is a choice, my feeling that like a lot of human traits there is a whole range from homo to hetro and that we have a predisposition to some point on that range which we can firm up or change by choice.
Wow. Like time travel to thes, Not at all in a good way, Survey of the current state of the lesbian and gay movement in the UK from the lesbianfeminist perspective of Julie Bindel.
Interesting, but could've stood better editing, Writing from a radical lesbian feminist point of view, Bindel sheds light on some interesting opinions regarding some of the current issues facing the gay and lesbian communities.
I enjoyed her discussions of the differences between lesbian and gay men, the worrying preoccupation with equal marriage among the gay community, and the 'pink pound'.
I agreed with her view that equality doesn't necessarily mean sameness, ie becoming part of/replicating the patriarchal institutions that straight people continue to adhere to.
It made me question my own views and thoughts on what gay identity means today which can only be a good thing.
Her very definite standpoint did hinder the the discussion at times, meaning that she comes across as someone with a very set agenda for the gay/lesbian community which may have passed us by and is not necessarily relevant now.
I would have liked to have heard her views on the diversity of the gay community and got a bit more insight on the inner prejudices within the gay community relating to race/ethnicity/class etc.
Overall, some very interesting insights on some very current issues facing not just the gay community, . . Unapologetic and most likely somewhat controversial, I'm not sure if I agree with her on every point, but it's an interesting insight into gay liberation and the depoliticisation of the movement.
As the subtitle suggests, Bindel focuses the vast majority of her book on homosexual issues and does not discuss other sexual and/or romantic orientations.
There was one particulary troubling remark on bisexuality that concerned me a little, but mostly other sexualities were simply not discussed, and if they were they were mentioned more in passing.
Which makes sense, as Bindel herself is a lesbian her own sexual oritentation is bound to be the one that she understands the most.
It is rather cissexist. Despite her early assertations that both gender and sexuality are social constructs, she still talks about the lack of a penis when it comes to lesbian relationships.
Although in places it was unclear if that was cissexism or whether she was categorising how the bigots of this world see lesbian relationships sexist, homophobic, transphobic bigots are unlikely to know that gender has nought to do with one's body or genitalia.
Perhaps the subheading should instead read "What does it mean to be a white, cisgender, gay today" rather than "What does it mean to be gay today".
Still, it was an interesting book that opened my eyes to some different ways of thinking and her straightforward way of putting forward her views and arguments was refreshing in this context.
I was expecting a book with a more balanced view of the current situation for homosexual people, This book argues from the standpoint of radical feminist, An interesting read but it does acknowledge the importance of the fight for equality for gay and lesbian people, Brilliant! sitelinkRead this book in Townsville Had a couple of good points I hadn't considered, mainly how lesbians experience antigay oppression as well as misogyny obvious when you think about it, and how people promoting different lifestyles outside of the mainstream I.
e. gay/lesbian also had the opportunity to dismantle other systems e, g. capitalism, nuclear family unit as the only acceptable way to live and how assimilation has veered away from this, Some mention of respectability politics which is valuable,
However, it's difficult to know what Bindel is fighting for, She appears to be anti everything that isn't radical lesbian feminists who don't want children and seems to value subversiveness for its own sake.
There is a fairly strong antimale and antisraight sentiment which to me frames her as antiinclusivity like the bigots she protests against.
Also there is nothing explicit to suggest it, but this book has serious TERF vibes, Wouldn't recommend The author brings up many important points and issues, However, she does so in a manner that smacks of preaching from a radical lesbian feminist high horse in a tone that frequently comes across as condescending and judgmental and which really rubs me the wrong way.
Also, I strongly disagree with several of her views, I like the fumes and fires in some debates, I do not like the repetitions, Overall I have to say it was a good read, Some topic and viewpoint especially points against marriage was out of my comfort zone, Some explanation especially how capitalism cope with pink pounds opened up my sight, Personally I hate the expression of "think outside of the box" but reading this book forced me to do so and I not regret it! Thanks for that.
From picket line to picket fence what does it mean to be gay in the era of samesex marriage and equal rights More than four decades after the start of the gay liberation movement, lesbians and gay men can legally marry, adopt children, and enjoy the same rights and respect as heterosexuals.
. . or can they
In Straight Expectations, Julie Bindel, an out lesbian since, tracks the changes in the gay community in the last forty years and asks whether fighting for the right to marry has achieved genuine progress, or whether the new legal rights have neutered a onceradical social movement.
Drawing on extensive
original research into changing attitudes towards sexuality, as well as interviews with scientists examining the 'gay gene', gay liberation pioneers, religious figures and key players of all political persuasions, Straight Expectations asks: Is sexual orientation learned or latent Do lesbians and gay men have anything in common and Have we now reached a stage where the 'only gay in the village' mentality no longer has any place in society
In this stimulating, thoughtprovoking book, Julie Bindel gets to the heart of the values, politics, hopes and dreams of a minority group that still inspires fear, loathing and fascination for many.
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