{"product_id":"me-not-you-the-trouble-with-mainstream-feminism-paperback","title":"Me, Not You: The Trouble with Mainstream Feminism - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlison Phipps\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePhipps argues that the mainstream movement against sexual violence embodies a political whiteness\u003cbr\u003ewhich both reflects its demographics and limits its revolutionary potential.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e'This is a book I will be carrying everywhere, eager to share, excited to have Phipps' words fighting alongside me.' Mona Eltahawy, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Seven Necessary Sins For Women and Girls\u003c\/i\u003e The Me Too movement, started by Black feminist Tarana Burke in 2006, went viral as a hashtag eleven years later after a tweet by white actor Alyssa Milano. Mainstream movements like #MeToo have often built on and co-opted the work of women of colour, while refusing to learn from them or centre their concerns. Far too often, the message is not 'Me, Too' but 'Me, Not You'. Alison Phipps argues that this is not just a lack of solidarity. Privileged white women also sacrifice more marginalised people to achieve their aims, or even define them as enemies when they get in the way. \u003ci\u003eMe, not you\u003c\/i\u003e argues that the mainstream movement against sexual violence expresses a political whiteness that both reflects its demographics and limits its revolutionary potential. Privileged white women use their traumatic experiences to create media outrage, while relying on state power and bureaucracy to purge 'bad men' from elite institutions with little concern for where they might appear next. In their attacks on sex workers and trans people, the more reactionary branches of this feminist movement play into the hands of the resurgent far-right.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'This is a book I will be carrying everywhere, eager to share, excited to have Phipps' words fighting alongside me.'\u003cbr\u003eMona Eltahawy, author of The Seven Necessary Sins For Women and Girls \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Me Too movement, started by Black feminist Tarana Burke in 2006, went viral as a hashtag eleven years later after a tweet by white actor Alyssa Milano. Mainstream movements like #MeToo have often built on and co-opted the work of women of colour, while refusing to learn from them or centre their concerns. Far too often, the message is not 'Me, Too' but 'Me, Not You'. Alison Phipps argues that this is not just a lack of solidarity. Privileged white women also sacrifice more marginalised people to achieve their aims, or even define them as enemies when they get in the way. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMe, not you argues that the mainstream movement against sexual violence expresses a political whiteness that both reflects its demographics and limits its revolutionary potential. Privileged white women use their traumatic experiences to create media outrage, while relying on state power and bureaucracy to purge 'bad men' from elite institutions with little concern for where they might appear next. In their attacks on sex workers and trans people, the more reactionary branches of this feminist movement play into the hands of the resurgent far-right.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlison Phipps has been a scholar-activist in the movement against sexual violence for the past fifteen years. She co-authored the groundbreaking National Union of Students report, \u003ci\u003eThat's\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eWhat She Said, \u003c\/i\u003e and has written for many publications including the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOpen Democracy\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTimes Higher Education\u003c\/i\u003e. She is currently Professor of Gender Studies at the University of Sussex.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.87 x 7.72 x 5.04 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 13, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42699643158591,"sku":"9781526155801","price":15.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/0dcfbc0b3507da62817e5e66a12d17f8.webp?v=1765014006","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/me-not-you-the-trouble-with-mainstream-feminism-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}