Shrill : notes from a loud woman
West, Lindy2016
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Lindy West wasn't always loud. She was once a nerdy, overweight teen who wanted nothing more than to be invisible. Fortunately for women everywhere, along the road she found her voice, and that cripplingly shy girl, who refused to make a sound, somehow grew up to be one of the loudest, shrillest, most fearless feminazis on the internet. Here, she recounts how she went from being the butt of people's jokes, to telling her own brand of jokes - ones that carry with them with a serious message and aren't at someone else's expense. She also reveals the obstacles and stereotyping she's had to overcome to be heard, in a society that doesn't think women (especially fat women and feminists) are or can be funny, and tackles some of the most burning issues of popular culture today.
Main title:
Shrill : notes from a loud woman / Lindy West.
Author:
West, Lindy, author
Imprint:
London : Quercus, 2016.
Collation:
viii, 260 pages ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9781784295523 (hbk)
Dewey class:
818.602
LC class:
PS3623
Local class:
305.42
Language:
English
BRN:
1440412