Launch Party! Feminist AF: A Guide to Crushing Girlhood

625 East Jefferson Boulevard,South Bend IN 46617

10 October, 2021

Description

We wrote this book for freedom. We do this work for girls. If you are Feminist AF or trying to be, this book can help. Applying feminist theory has never been more freeing— or more fun. The voices of Cooper, Morris, and Tanner make up the warm heart of Feminist AF, speaking from the position of a “fly big sister” or “cool Auntie.” Even the toughest topics are approached in an intimate, thoughtful, and accessible way. The advice in each chapter speaks to questions Black and brown girls often won’t find addressed in white feminist texts: What do you do when you feel like your natural hair is ugly, or when classmates keep touching it? How do you handle your self-confidence if your family or culture prizes fair-skinned womxn over darker-skinned ones? How do you balance your identities if you’re an immigrant or a child of immigrants? In “Rock Your Body,” a chapter on self-love and body acceptance, a central refrain of affirmation embraces the reader wherever they stand: “Big girl, we see you… Disabled girl, we see you… Trans girls, bois, and nonbinary people… we see you.” This foundation of understanding runs deep throughout Feminist AF, making space for the concerns of young readers often left behind by mainstream feminism. The Brain Lair Bookstore believes... IN POTENTIAL The Brain Lair Bookstore is here to help everyone, especially children and teens, see themselves in a new light. We want to help you find, and celebrate, your place in the world. And if you can’t find your place? The Brain Lair Bookstore helps you make it. IN POSSIBILITIES When you see someone like you reflected in books and other media, you get a clearer vision of what’s possible, of what you can do, of where you can go. The Brain Lair Bookstore’s job is to seek out books that help you create that vision. IN PEOPLE Our inclusive focus benefits everyone, including people who often find themselves on the margins. The people of color. The people with disabilities. The people who identify as LGBTQ+. The very people who make up our world.