{"product_id":"9780349127156-unkind","title":"(Un)kind","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHow Kindness Culture Punishes Women\u003cbr\u003eHow Kindness Culture Punishes Women.\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Tackles the pervasive tide of unbridled misogyny masquerading as kindness'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eJulie Bindel\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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'This brilliant book shows how demands for compassion and generosity can be a mask for sexist ideology' Susanna Rustin\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e(Un)kind\u003c\/i\u003e is a coruscating account of the ways in which deeply-held beliefs about women's 'kind' nature have been repackaged for today's culture wars, in a society that remains dependent - socially, politically, economically - on female self-sacrifice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKindness culture is sold to women and girls in a multitude of guises: from play to self-help, social justice activism to empowerment. Victoria Smith argues that the pressure on women and girls has been incorporated into the 'work' of feminism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA compelling account of the backlash against feminism, \u003ci\u003e(Un)Kind\u003c\/i\u003e is essential reading for anyone affected by the endless exhortations for women to #BeKind.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Brilliant. compelling' \u003ci\u003eLucy Mangan, The i\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003cbr\u003e'Erudite, blisteringly smart and profoundly compassionate' Dr Rachel Hewitt\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":57396562428278,"sku":"9780349127156","price":9.42,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_40313249_a1183a1d-1f3d-497a-9ae9-d896deccb3e1.jpg?v=1773326442","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780349127156-unkind","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}