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Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 306.768 EAN: 9781580051545 ISBN: 1580051545 Label: Seal Press Manufacturer: Seal Press Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 280 Publication Date: June 01, 2007 Publisher: Seal Press Studio: Seal Press Sales Rank: 79359
A provocative manifesto, Whipping Girl tells the powerful story of Julia Serano, a transsexual woman whose supremely intelligent writing reflects her diverse background as a lesbian transgender activist and professional biologist. Serano shares her experiences and observations — both pre- and post-transition — to reveal the ways in which fear, suspicion, and dismissiveness toward femininity shape our societal attitudes toward trans women, as well as gender and sexuality as a whole.
Serano's well-honed arguments stem from her ability to bridge the gap between the often-disparate biological and social perspectives on gender. She exposes how deep-rooted the cultural belief is that femininity is frivolous, weak, and passive, and how this “feminine” weakness exists only to attract and appease male desire.
In addition to debunking popular misconceptions about transsexuality, Serano makes the case that today's feminists and transgender activist must work to embrace and empower femininity — in all of its wondrous forms.
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Rating: - A fine line between being critical/constructive and grinding an ax/being overly pedantic
As the title of this review suggests, there is, at least for me, quite a fine line between making critical, thoughtful commentary and the degeneration into being pedantic and, for lack of a better term, ... Read More
Rating: - An breakthrough in transgendered and men/women relations studies
There are a lot of books available now written by transgendered people and by their wives on how to deal with gender, their own relationships, and how they came to be. Most are really good ("She's Not There" ... Read More
Rating: - Whipping Girl: A Transsexual Woman on Sexism and the Scapegoating of Femininity: By Julia Serano:
Aside from some of its dry, but, albeit necessary definitional terms found in the book's early chapters, Ms Serano cogently and accurately captures the transsexual experience as it relates to the straight heterosexual ... Read More
Rating: - Articulate & Biting Rant
Whipping Girl provides a fresh voice on matters of sexism and prejudice against femininity generally and transsexual expressions of such particularly. Julia Serano's perspective as a woman of transsexual experience, and ... Read More
Rating: - Courageous, Intelligent, and Helpful
Few books are genuine pathbreakers, but this is one of them. The author combines analysis of feminist texts, the psychiatric medical profession, popular (sexist) culture, and personal experience to produce a book that truly ... Read More
- A fine line between being critical/constructive and grinding an ax/being overly pedantic
- An breakthrough in transgendered and men/women relations studies
- Articulate & Biting Rant