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“There’s no uniformity in the panoply of butts.”

Butts: A Backstory by Heather Radke

February 7, 2023 by Halbs Leave a Comment

I have to say that given the cover of this book, and the title, I was expecting the book to be more…tongue in cheek? But this book isn’t that. Rather than being a fun “backstory” of our fascination with butts, it’s a pretty straightforward gender and race studies critique of Western pop culture’s fascination with butts. The misdirection is certainly the fault of the publisher, as the author is very clear on the book’s intentions from the Introduction on. With that bit of business behind […]

Filed Under: History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: body image, butts, criticism, cultural criticism, cultural history, Heather Radke, Racial Commentary

Halbs's CBR15 Review No:5 · Genres: History, Non-Fiction · Tags: body image, butts, criticism, cultural criticism, cultural history, Heather Radke, Racial Commentary ·
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Everyone should read this book. Especially maybe your mom.

Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates

July 25, 2018 by cheerbrarian 2 Comments

I consider myself fairly (very) liberal and open-minded which for me includes having a broad understanding of issues in America today, including the prevalence and pervasiveness of racism as it relates to being black in America. Obviously as a white woman my experience is one dimensional, and I know that I cannot really understand what it is to walk in the shoes of a black person in America. This book though, this book. Wow. If anything can really show white people what it is like, […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Anti-Racism, Between the World and Me, Letter, non fiction, Racial Commentary, Ta-nehisi Coates

cheerbrarian's CBR10 Review No:29 · Genres: Uncategorized · Tags: Anti-Racism, Between the World and Me, Letter, non fiction, Racial Commentary, Ta-nehisi Coates ·
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