All 16-year-olds in Sweden to be given copy of 'We Should All Be Feminists'

[internalizedhomophobia]

 

Sweden will distribute a copy of best-selling author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s feminist manifesto ‘We Should All Be Feminists’ to every 16-year-old student in the country.

The Swedish Women’s Lobby, a politically independent women’s organisation, has joined with a number of associate organisations including the UN association of Sweden to distribute the book to all students in the Swedish second grade as a "giftâ€.

The group hopes it will “work as a stepping stone for a discussion about gender equality and feminismâ€.

The book, released in Swedish on 1 December, is adapted from Adichie’s TED talk of the same name, and aims to offer a modern definition of feminism and outline the discrimination and oppression facing women in the 21st century.

Designed to be widely accessible for anyone to read, ‘We Should All Be Feminists’ provides an outline of sexual politics in the modern world, from the more patent discrimination that women face to the less obvious micro-aggressions and pressures which can hold women back.  

Clara Berglund, chairperson of the Swedish Women’s Lobby, said “This is the book that I wish all my male classmates would have read when I was 16… It is a gift to all second grade high school students, but it is also a gift to ourselves and future generationsâ€.

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Was she the one in Beyonce's song? Hm.

[Cloud Of Perception]

Isnt Sweden pretty much the feminism capital of the world, this is not surprising tbh 

[Sephiroth]

thats cool i might get a copy for christmas tbh

[Your Juan and only]

[h0neanias]

I'm sure those boys will find some use for all that paper.

[BubbleGumPop]

Yasssss everyone should be a feminist

[puellarum generatio]

i bet this is about the wrong feminism, like always

 

edit : feminism is a good thing btw except when used by idiots.

[Rapmon's Ahjussi Husband]

It has sparked my interest, I will check if it's available in my country

[A random user]

i bet this is about the wrong feminism, like always

 

edit : feminism is a good thing btw except when used by idiots.

You mean the so called feminazis?

[puellarum generatio]

You mean the so called feminazis?

well... basically yes

[A random user]

well... basically yes

Well deam!, hope this archieve the stated porpouse:

 

The group hopes it will “work as a stepping stone for a discussion about gender equality and feminismâ€.

 

and not to form feminazis (is enough with..."sex wars"(?) on social medias)

 

 

 

FEMEN is consider feminazi, right?

 

 

[puellarum generatio]

 

 

FEMEN is consider feminazi, right?

 

 

they are the def of feminazi

[A random user]

they are the def of feminazi

 

 

Not Safe For Work

 

 

 

 

Expected...

[mochichan]

i bet this is about the wrong feminism, like always

 

edit : feminism is a good thing btw except when used by idiots.

Quotes from the book. It seems reasonable rather than "down with patriarchy men are the problems" type of feminazi tho

 

https://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/42278179-we-should-all-be-feminists

[Almondandlime]

Quotes from the book. It seems reasonable rather than "down with patriarchy men are the problems" type of feminazi tho

 

https://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/42278179-we-should-all-be-feminists

I don't (completely) agree with most of those quotes...

[hailanal]

I agree with most of the quotes, and don't feel as if it is "feminazi". However, I don't see the point of the distribution, when only a handful of people will read it. The most effective way would be to implement it into the education system (through literature, etc.).