Title: OK, so I'm 30+ years late...
Product review: As a second-wave feminist (that's what they tell me, anyway) who was about 10 when FE was published, I've always been curious about it, particularly the title. I finally found a copy and eagerly dove in. Big disappointment, for two reasons.First, I couldn't wrap my head around that title. It drove me crazy: It should have been called Woman as Eunuch.Second, as a cultural icon and journalist, I expected much more from Greer's writing. It would never fly today: heavily anecdotal, sweeping generalizations with no backup data, no citations to anyone or anything. To illustrate that girls are overprotected, she cites the "case" of a girl using her last dime to call her mom for a ride home, and then being left with no bus money. Huh? This is supposed to prove that girls are overprotected?I gave it 150 pages, then quit. Not only did she not have anything new to say, what she said was said poorly. Sorry, Greer. I'll just have to be a feminist without you.
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