Everyday Sexism in the Third Millenium, Carol Ronai, Barbara Zsembik, Joe Feagin (ed.), Routledge, 1997
Sexism in America is dead, or close enough to dead so that women can stop complaining, right? Very wrong, according to the contributors to this volume.
Black lesbians are made to feel like they're committing racial genocide if they are not with a black man having black children. It gets even worse if their partner is not black. Federal laws against sexual harassment at work don't protect part time workers or independent contractors like real estate agents. Also considered is the use of violence to enforce a family ideal of male dominance and subordination of the female. At what point does normal, everyday rudeness become sexual harassment?
Black women are under a sort of double jeopardy, having to experience sexism and racism. What was supposed to be a place for women to discuss sexual harassment on the Internet was hijacked by men on more than one occasion. Included is sexual harassment among Asian-American women and growing up biracial.
This is a very good book. It is a well-written interesting and very topical book for everyone.
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