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Summary: When urban myth become values
Review: A truely refreshing book that delivers devestating blows to many beliefs that were becoming generally accepted as fact. Read the rest of the reviews and note the 1 star versus the 5 star reviews. Often the loudest critics reveal more about themselves than the thing they criticize.
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Summary: Well Reasoned
Review: A well written and researched book. The author identifies two basic types of feminists: equity and gender. She seems to believe that the great majority of historical feminist figures prior to the 1960's based their arguments upon equality of economic opportunity, full political liberty, fair and equal treatment under the law, etc. It's difficult for most reasonable people to not support such admirable goals.However, she sees gender feminists as being of a more radical variety that seem to equate maleness with innate evil. She is very effective at pointing out outright lies, misrepresentations, and simply incredibly sloppy research on the part of some gender feminist writers. She additionally argues that any school of thought based upon demonizing an entire group of people because of a certain physical characteristic must be held to be highly suspect. The holders of these views too often find themselves in close company with racists, xenophobes, etc. Understandably, true believers of this sort do not enjoy their errors pointed out to them--witness the malicious ad hominen attacks of some of the prior reviewers. Ms. Sommers wrote a very good, thoughtful book. I think society needs feminism, but not of an insanely ideological sexist kind.
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Summary: Enlightening...
Review: I found Christina Hoff Sommers book to be well written and informative. I have noted however that this book has received some stiff opposition both online and in other areas as well. As a person with an open mind who is always interested in gaining both sides of the story I actively seek any information which shows fallacy in the statistics or events which Christina Sommers presents. Any such *well documented* information can be directed to Grim_Beaker@yahoo.com and will be very much appreciated. In any case, very good reading and I highly recommend it (among other reading materials) for those wishing to see all sides of the feminist perspective.
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Summary: Not Even Finished
Review: I haven't even finished this book and I already find it refreshing. I have been confused lately of my position on feminism. I considered myself a feminist, but not to the point of some extremists that I have read (Naomi Wolf). Sommers, however, pinpoints my feelings exactly, highlighting the past positive influences in women's history, and unmasking the present, harsh statistics that have ruined the feminist movement.
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Summary: A great defense of free speech
Review: This book is a sorely needed resource for those of us who have had their personal freedoms restricted by the gender thought police. The book is heavily footnoted, but could go further in detail in each of the chapters. To be fair, the only way to go more in depth would be to write an entire book on each of the chapters. And by the way, I consider myself to be both a liberal and a feminist.
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Summary: "Truth is no enemy to compassion and falsehood is no friend"
Review: Besides using facts, and debunking the high status of gender feminists like Faludi, Mackinnon, and Wolf with their own words, Sommers shows us how the lies used to disseminate their brand of feminism hurts our society. How can a problem be sufficiently answered if gender feminists, or any group for that matter, muddles the truth with exaggerations. The March of Dimes study that falsely attributes the majority of birth defects to battery is symbolic of the problem. The true problem is that not enough pregnant women are screened for battery. Like Sommers said, the false but sensational claim that battery is the number one cause of birth defects works great for gender feminists. But the true problem--that not enough women are screened for defects--will be unanswered because the truth often does not make headlines. In the few but vicious poor reviews of this book, I have yet to see one that found any errors that undercut Sommers' larger argument--that gender feminists are liars, and use the stigma of the label of "anti-feminist" for political gain and ultimately hurt a mainstream feminism that "never recognized their leadership" Instead of saying that Sommers' book is poor, I would like to have one person show that it is so, rather than just making the assertion. Until then, this reader will continue to regard Sommers as the genius she appears to be.
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Summary: Bashing women under the guise of traditional feminism
Review: This book is great...if you live in a delusional world and honestly believe that women have achieved equality in the United States. Unfortunately, Ms. Sommers concentrates on the fact that women have gained equality under the law. However, the focus of modern feminism is gaining the SOCIAL equality that cannot be garaunteed by lawmakers, but must come from changing scoiety as a whole. She is a typical Paglia-feminist, who would prefer to think that all is right with the world rather than face the truth about women in America today.
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Summary: This is an extremely well-written book. It's a must read!
Review: This book about womens studies is fanstastic, delightful, and most importantly it's an honest book about what's going on now a days. THis book should be read by everyone
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Summary: The definitive book on the new feminism.
Review: Sommers decisively exposes the idiocy and shallowness of the new, radical form of feminism which has swamped academia, and which confounds those who have fought for genuine equality between the sexes.
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Summary: Look Out Feminazis!
Review: Dr. Sommers wonderful book has received much positive press and with good reason. Sommers is one of the first women to stand up to the Feminazis in academia who are convinced of the "good women/evil men" myth. I hope that many college professors start to assign this book in order to counter the Feminist nonsense the pervades many a college campus.
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