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Down Girl

The Logic of Misogyny

by Kate Manne

  • Hardback
  • 288 pages
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press
  • 15 x 21.4 x 3.4 cm

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Misogyny is a hot topic, yet it's often misunderstood. What is misogyny, exactly? Who deserves to be called a misogynist? How does misogyny contrast with sexism, and why is it prone to persist-or increase-even when sexist gender roles are waning? This book is an exploration of misogyny in public life and politics, by the moral philosopher and writer Kate Manne. It argues that misogyny should not be understood primarily in terms of the hatred or hostility some men feel toward women generally. Rather, it's primarily about controlling, policing, punishing, and exiling the women who challenge male dominance. And it's compatible with rewarding 'the good ones, ' and singling out other women to serve as warnings to those who are out of order. It's also common for women to be treated, and burned, as scapegoats. Manne examines recent and current events such as the Isla Vista killings by Elliot Rodger, the case of the serial rapist Daniel Holtzclaw, who preyed on African-American women as a police officer in Oklahoma City, the 'misogyny speech' of Julia Gillard, then Prime Minister of Australia, which went viral on YouTube, and Rush Limbaugh's diatribe against Sandra Fluke. The book shows how these events, among others, set the stage for the 2016 U.S. presidential election. Not only was the misogyny leveled against Hillary Clinton predictable in both quantity and quality, Manne argues that it was predictable that many people would forgive and forget Donald Trump's history of sexual assault and harassment. For this, Manne argues, is misogyny's oft-overlooked and equally pernicious underbelly: exonerating or showing 'himpathy' for the comparatively privileged men who dominate, menace, and silence women.
Down Girl and Entitled: How Male Privilege Hurts Women
Entitled: How Male Privilege Hurts WomenDown Girl

  • Author

    Kate Manne

  • Book Format

    Hardback

  • Publisher

    Oxford University Press

  • Published

    December 2017

  • Weight

    508g

  • Page Count

    288

  • Dimensions

    15 x 21.4 x 3.4 cm

  • ISBN

    9780190604981

  • ISBN-10

    0190604980

  • Eden Code

    4560735

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