![]() ![]() Formed in 2010, the collective is on a mission to “create a space of support and camaraderie for hip hop generation feminists of color, queer and straight, in the academy and without, by building a rhetorical community, in which we can discuss our ideas, express our crunk feminist selves, fellowship with one another, debate and challenge one another, and support each other.” The Crunk Feminist Collective is made up of Brittney Cooper, Chanel Craft Tanner and Susana Morris. That’s exactly how Feminist AF opens: invoking the energy of hip-hop generation feminism, the authors spell out a crystal-clear, conversational index as toolbox for their readers to set out with. They need a useful, upfront guide to exactly what oppression, feminism and intersectionality actually mean. Girls picking up a book on how to see, be in, and sometimes do battle with the world of 2021 definitely do not need easy answers. Rather, it’s a book about being and feeling powerful, while staying informed as you enter young adulthood. ![]() ![]() The book has a vision of young girls that is loud, vivacious, undimmable and not burdened with painful and unrealistic positivity. Feminist AF: A Guide to Crushing Girlhoodįeminist AF, the newest title from the Crunk Feminist Collective, is a fierce and intelligent guidebook for young adulthood that meets the reader at her level. ![]()
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