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When he first meets Najwa at a lecture by Siri Hustvedt - whom he's never read - our hero discovers a whole new world of feminist thought. Determined to impress her, he sets out sincerely on his journey to allyship. His mother confides in him about the dreams she had to sacrifice because of the patriarchy, and he laments the violence and oppression women face. But he can't help but notice that they're going about their activism the wrong way... So our hero does what any good ally should: he gathers the worst of the macho men in town and begins a campaign to provoke the feminists. By 'putting them in their place' with this phallic club - pelting demonstrators with raw eggs, posting obscene, threatening manifestos - he's convinced he can make women understand, and get them to fight harder for the cause. Following him as his plan spectacularly fails, The Ally mixes humour, clever storytelling, and hard-core feminist theory to lampoon the macho superiority complex and our modern gender wa

ISBN-13

9781635422542

ISBN-10

163542254X

Weight

0.81 Pounds

Dimensions

5.20 x 0.70 x 7.96 In

List Price

$16.99

Format

Paperback

Language

English

Pages

272 pages

Publisher

Other Press

Published On

2022-12-13



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