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rebecca coles's avatar

Gina this is straight facts. Absolutely amazing read

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Gustav Liljeqvist's avatar

Amazing read, thank you Gina. Gustav

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Baiba Žiga's avatar

Thank you so much for writing this Gina. I read it and felt every word! This is an important read for men and women alike!

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Gina Martin's avatar

I'm so glad you connected with it! x

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Eleanor's avatar

Thanks Gina. You’re the G.

Other great resources:

We Should All Be Feminists - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (both book and ted talk form)

Men Explain Things to Me by Rebecca Solnit

Feminism Is for Everybody - bell hooks

And obviously - Gina’s own TED Talk

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Get Rodríguez's avatar

Great letter Gina. As a gay man unlearning patriarchy, internalised homophobia, transphobia, classism, racism, and probably some other stuff that I'm unintentionally unaware of (hm, is it grammatically correct? Forgive my Spanish ass) I can only say thank you. I know you wanted to keep it simple but, just wanted to tell you that I particularly struggle with the intersection of all this issues and religion and capitalism. It is something that always hits me when I think of how this system perpetuates and I hate how the American anticommunist discourse has spread out to a level that any action for social change is rejected. Ugh. Anyway, thanks for this. You're amazing.

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Gina Martin's avatar

These are all such complex systems to reconcile and understand, and the fact that you're trying and making it a part of your life is the key. Don't try and rush to understand it all or make it all 'neatly fit' together. Just continue your learning and you'll get there! x

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Fern Catherine's avatar

Podcast recs as i believe more men would be willing to throw on a podcast than read a whole book: "The Mental Load" | Ladies, We Need to talk, "What makes a woman in women's sports" | Hormonal, "S2E1 with Laura bates" - Clementine Ford's Big Sister Hotline.

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Fern Catherine's avatar

Great work, Gina. This breaks down the basics so well for those who are new. I have read some and am keen to read more of those books but most importantly, i really hope men pick them up. "Invisible women" has an important message and good data but i couldn't ignore the transphobia. Just a heads up to read it with a critical eye for anyone who hasn't.

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Gina Martin's avatar

Have removed from the list! I read it years ago when it came out (probably not through a hugely intersectional lens) so thank you for that xxx

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Gina Martin's avatar

Hugely binary and fails to recognise other genders, you’re right. I thought it would be a good gateway book but maybe not. Xx

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Maria Checkland's avatar

I came here to recommend Mask Off. Also, a good Instagram resource is @theconsciouslee

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Gina Martin's avatar

I've just ordered this, Thank you for the recc! And I love Lee!

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Maria Checkland's avatar

I only wish it had been around 20 years ago, it would have saved me from so many unnecessary situations. It’s interesting to hear it from the point of view of a man, and I think it should be a resource for girls in schools too. We do not exist to ‘fix’ men, and that comes across loud and clear in his writing. Enjoy! 💖

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Emerald Bagelhead (she/her)'s avatar

Thank you for this, Gina! Mask Off by JJ Bola is a good book I'd recommend

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