To Be Real: Telling the Truth and Changing the Face of Feminism

Jacket Description/Back: Determined to extend the boundaries of feminism to embrace social, political, and economic equality for all humanity, these twenty-one exciting young activists and thinkers recast the concepts of feminism to reflect their own personal experiences and beliefs. Inspired by activist and writer Rebecca Walker, they speak out, challenging many of their assumptions about the women's movement and demanding that readers recognize a new relationship between the personal and the political. Black and white, male and female, gay and straight, they fearlessly describe their liberation from the feminist "ideals" that conflict with the reality of who they are, expose "shocking" secrets, and acknowledge long-hidden accommodations and anomalies. Controversial and provocative, To Be Real is a blueprint for the creation of a new political force. Table of Contents: "Foreword"Gloria Steinam "Being Real: An Introduction"Rebecca Walker To Be RealDanzy Senna FemmenismJeannine DeLombard BridelandNaomi Wolf Kicking AssVeena Cabreros-Sud An Odd Break with the Human HeartElizabeth Mitchell Missionary PositionGina Dent Giving It Up: Orgasm, Fear, and FemalenessDonna Minkowitz Pushing Away the PlateMin Jin Lee Getting Off on FeminismJason Schultz Sexism and the Art of Feminist Hip-Hop MaintenanceEisa Davis Identity PoliticsJennifer Allyn and David Allyn Beauty Laid Bare: Aesthetics in the Ordinarybell hooks Close, But No BananaAnna Bondoc MotherhoodAllison Abner Born to DykeGreg Tate How Does a Supermodel Do Feminism?An Interview with Veronica Webb Testimony of a Naked WomanJocelyn Taylor Virtual IdentityMocha Jean Herrup She Came With the Rodeo (An Exceprt) Lisa Jones Congratulations, It's a GirlAmruta Slee "Afterword"Angela Y. Davis "Contributor BiographiesAcknowledgments"Publisher Marketing: Determined to extend the boundaries of feminism to embrace social, political, and economic equality for all humanity, these twenty-one exciting young activists and thinkers recast the concepts of feminism to reflect their own personal experiences and beliefs. Inspired by activist and writer Rebecca Walker, they speak out, challenging many of their assumptions about the women's movement and demanding that readers recognize a new relationship between the personal and the political. Black and white, male and female, gay and straight, they fearlessly describe their liberation from the feminist "ideals" that conflict with the reality of who they are, expose "shocking" secrets, and acknowledge long-hidden accommodations and anomalies. Controversial and provocative, To Be Real is a blueprint for the creation of a new political force. Review Citations:

Library Journal 11/15/1995 pg. 91 (EAN 9780385472623, Paperback)

Publishers Weekly 11/15/1995 (EAN 9780385472623, Paperback)

Kirkus Reviews 09/01/1995 pg. 1268 (EAN 9780385472623, Paperback)

Library Journal 11/15/1995 pg. 91 (EAN 9780385472616, Hardcover)

Publishers Weekly 10/02/1995 pg. 67 (EAN 9780385472616, Hardcover)

Publishers Weekly 11/15/1995 (EAN 9780385472616, Hardcover)

Kirkus Reviews 09/01/1995 pg. 1268 (EAN 9780385472616, Hardcover)

Contributor Bio:  Walker, Rebecca Rebecca Walker has received numerous awards and accolades for her writing and activism. Her memoir, "Black White and Jewish," is an international bestseller and her work has appeared in many anthologies and publications. Walker lectures extensively across the United States and Canada.