From chapter 3 of The Will to Change (join the book club!) while she's discussing how mass media reinforces partriarchal norms onto boys and young men

  • Hexboare [they/them]
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    19 days ago

    Bell Hooks didn't have good arguments here.. It's not a novel's purpose to have protagonists critique sexist and racist thinking

    A character is literally called Cho Chang, JK Rowling is racist as fuck

    Also, the media blitz sounds a lot like a (kinda circular) conspiracy theory. Margaret Atwood's books receive a lot of approval. Does that make them sexist?

    You have causality the wrong way around - Atwood's books received a lot of positive media attention because they used sexist tropes, from memory (or conversely wouldn't have received media attention if it was actually radical)

    • newerAccountWhoDis [they/them]
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      19 days ago

      A character is literally called Cho Chang, JK Rowling is racist as fuck

      I won't argue with you, but that's not what's in the text by Bell Hooks

      And the media thing without elaboration is still a weak ass argument.

      • MiraculousMM [he/him, any]M
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        19 days ago

        And the media thing without elaboration is still a weak ass argument.

        She elaborates more on her overall points about mass media in the rest of the chapter, I'd encourage you to read it!