Not That Bad: Dispatches from Rape Culture
von Roxane Gay
New York Times BestsellerEdited and with an introduction by Roxane Gay, the New York Times bestselling and deeply beloved author of Bad Feminist and Hunger, this anthology of first-person essays from writers including Gabrielle Union, Brandon Taylor, and Lyz Lenz tackles rape, assault, and harassment head-on.In this valuable and revealing anthology, cultural critic and bestselling author Roxane Gay collects original and previously published pieces that address what it means to live in a world where women have to measure the harassment, violence, and aggression they face, and where they are “routinely second-guessed, blown off, discredited, denigrated, besmirched, belittled, patronized, mocked, shamed, gaslit, insulted, bullied” for speaking out. Contributions include essays from established and up-and-coming writers, performers, and critics, including actors Ally Sheedy and Gabrielle Union and writers Amy Jo Burns, Booker Prize-nominated Brandon Taylor, and Lyz Lenz.Covering a wide range of topics and experiences, from an exploration of the rape epidemic embedded in the refugee crisis to first-person accounts of child molestation, this collection is often deeply personal and is always unflinchingly honest. Like Rebecca Solnit’s Men Explain Things to Me, Not That Bad will resonate with every reader, saying “something in totality that we cannot say alone.”Searing and heartbreakingly candid, this provocative collection both reflects the world we live in and offers a call to arms insisting that “not that bad” must no longer be good enough.
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Not That Bad: Dispatches from Rape Culture
von Roxane Gay
New York Times BestsellerEdited and with an introduction by Roxane Gay, the New York Times bestselling and deeply beloved author of Bad Feminist and Hunger, this anthology of first-person essays from writers including Gabrielle Union, Brandon Taylor, and Lyz Lenz tackles rape, assault, and harassment head-on.In this valuable and revealing anthology, cultural critic and bestselling author Roxane Gay collects original and previously published pieces that address what it means to live in a world where women have to measure the harassment, violence, and aggression they face, and where they are “routinely second-guessed, blown off, discredited, denigrated, besmirched, belittled, patronized, mocked, shamed, gaslit, insulted, bullied” for speaking out. Contributions include essays from established and up-and-coming writers, performers, and critics, including actors Ally Sheedy and Gabrielle Union and writers Amy Jo Burns, Booker Prize-nominated Brandon Taylor, and Lyz Lenz.Covering a wide range of topics and experiences, from an exploration of the rape epidemic embedded in the refugee crisis to first-person accounts of child molestation, this collection is often deeply personal and is always unflinchingly honest. Like Rebecca Solnit’s Men Explain Things to Me, Not That Bad will resonate with every reader, saying “something in totality that we cannot say alone.”Searing and heartbreakingly candid, this provocative collection both reflects the world we live in and offers a call to arms insisting that “not that bad” must no longer be good enough.
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Rezension von Monika This book took me a long time to read, mostly because I had to take many breaks to process what I'd just read. I'm angry and sad at what happened to the women and men writing these essays. I'm even angrier and sadder at how society treats rape survivors. We live in a world where victim blaming and shaming is very real. In a forceful essay V.L. Seek describes how law students are taught how to discredit victims in court: <blockquote>We learned exceptions that would allow you to introduce a witness's sexual history to undermine the idea that she was raped. How much did you have to drink that night? Would you say it was your usual custom to dress in this way when going out? And you gave him your phone number? Do you normally accept a drink from any man who buys you one? Did you have sexual relations with him in the past? How many, would you say? And all of those times were consensual? Did you ever say no? You didn't scream? And you continued to be in a relationship with him? But it's hard to remember now what happened on that day, isn't it?</blockquote> In the last months I've had a few conversations with people who laughed or frowned at Sweden's relatively new "Yes means Yes" consent regulations. "That takes all the spontaneity and romance out of sex", seems to be the most common argument. I want to recommend this book everyone who thinks that. Most women raped or assaulted know their rapist. Many of them do not get justice because they weren't able to say no or scream, but didn't say yes either. This collection very effectively shows how rape culture is not just about rape and its effects, but also manifests itself in the small jokes, slaps in the butt, that (mostly) women around the world are subjected to every day. It is present when women feel unsafe walking home at night, when they are blamed for being angry, for wearing certain types of clothing, for drinking, etc.