{"product_id":"9780349127149-unkind","title":"(Un)kind","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHow 'Be Kind' Entrenches Sexism\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e(Un)kind\u003c\/i\u003e explores how the 'be kind' commandment distorts human relationships and works out worst of all for women.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Victoria Smith is a brilliant writer who every feminist should read' Sharron Davies\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Erudite, blisteringly smart and profoundly compassionate. A must-read for anyone hungry to understand the origins and dangers of contemporary exhortations to women to #BeKind, and for everyone who wants to live a feminist life' Dr Rachel Hewitt\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA brilliantly witty and insightful analysis of how kindness culture is used against women.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUsing the #JustBeKind trend of the 2020s as a starting point, \u003ci\u003e(Un)kind\u003c\/i\u003e explores how traditional beliefs about women's 'kind' nature have been repackaged for an age that remains dependent - socially, politically, economically - on female self-sacrifice while finding the concept outdated and essentialist.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLooking at the various guises under which kindness culture is sold to women and girls - from play to self-help, social justice activism to empowerment - Victoria Smith argues that the pressure on women and girls has not decreased, but instead been incorporated into the 'work' of feminism. \u003ci\u003e(Un)kind \u003c\/i\u003eanalyses the way in which this phenomenon ultimately distorts relationships, harming not just those coerced into performing 'kindness work' but the supposed recipients of their services.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Kindness culture supports the backlash against feminism while claiming to represent feminism's - and women's - true nature. It is, at heart, unkind.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRAISE FOR \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eHAGS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The greatest joy of \u003ci\u003eHags \u003c\/i\u003eis its lively erudition . eloquent, clever and devastating' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A book that could not be more necessary' \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Brilliantly witty, engaging and insightful' \u003ci\u003eScotsman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55563210785142,"sku":"9780349127149","price":15.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_33977934.jpg?v=1753427339","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780349127149-unkind","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}