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August 21, 2006
"Body Outlaws" by Ophira Edut (Ed.)
I can't say it any better than "Booklist," so here it is:
Women who have wrestled with the discomfort of not conforming to standard ideas of beauty and social mores express their opinions in this collection of essays that celebrates the empowerment of those who resist the status quo and ultimately reach self-acceptance. Topics range widely from weight to ethnicity to gender to sexual preference, and the writers come from a rainbow of cultural backgrounds. Latina Marisa Navarro writes about the suppression of sexuality necessary to be the good daughter in her family; Lisa Jervis discusses the underlying politics of nose jobs; Nomy Lamm demands acceptance for being "a freak . . . anarchist dyke . . and a total hottie." Other writers confront anorexia, sex changes, and dieting, and one celebrates sexual abstinence. Twenty-eight thought-provoking essays. Denise Wilms. Copyright © American Library Association.
ISBN: 1580051081
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Posted by jnardine at August 21, 2006 09:43 AM