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Well, That Escalated Quickly: Memoirs and Mistakes of an Accidental Activist
by Franchesca Ramsey
This is probably a bit closer to a 4/4.5 for me, but I really enjoyed Ramsey's narration so I rounded up!
This book functions a bit as a how to manual for participating on social justice in the Internet. Interspersed are stories of Ramsey's coming of age as a social activist, including the many times she has screwed up. I really appreciate the stories of how she learned and grew, and why we have to be forgiving for people coming into their own activism (without forgiving racism or people who are just contemptible). I've never read the book about public shaming, mostly because I kind of want to roll my eyes every time it's mentioned. I think Ramsey strikes a good balance of dealing with the trolls, coming clean when you've made mistakes, and learning how to balance all of this with the rest of your life. A decent amount of the activism discussed is pretty basic to me, someone who has followed a lot of internet celebrities like Ramsey, and is already familiar with certain buzzwords. However, there's still a lot of this book has to offer, so I would write it off just because you already understand the term "intersectional feminism."
This book functions a bit as a how to manual for participating on social justice in the Internet. Interspersed are stories of Ramsey's coming of age as a social activist, including the many times she has screwed up. I really appreciate the stories of how she learned and grew, and why we have to be forgiving for people coming into their own activism (without forgiving racism or people who are just contemptible). I've never read the book about public shaming, mostly because I kind of want to roll my eyes every time it's mentioned. I think Ramsey strikes a good balance of dealing with the trolls, coming clean when you've made mistakes, and learning how to balance all of this with the rest of your life. A decent amount of the activism discussed is pretty basic to me, someone who has followed a lot of internet celebrities like Ramsey, and is already familiar with certain buzzwords. However, there's still a lot of this book has to offer, so I would write it off just because you already understand the term "intersectional feminism."