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**One of NPRs Best Books of 2017**
Petersens gloriously bumptious, brash ode to nonconforming women suits the needs of this dark moment. Her careful examination of how we eviscerate the women who confound or threaten is crucial reading if we are ever to be Traister, New York Times bestselling author of All the Single Ladies
NOW WITH A NEW FOREWORD BY THE AUTHOR
From celebrity gossip expert and BuzzFeed culture writer Anne Helen Petersen, a bold, accessible, and analytical look at how female celebrities are pushing societys boundaries
You know the type: the woman who wont shut up, whos too brazen, too opinionatedtoo much. Sometimes shes the life of the party; other times shes the center of gossip. Shes the unruly woman, and shes on eof the most provocative, powerful forms of womanhood today.
There have been unruly women for as long as there have been boundaries of what constitutes acceptable feminine behavior, but theres evidence that shes on the risemore visible and less easily dismissed. In Too Fat, Too Slutty, Too Loud, Anne Helen Petersen uses the lens of unruliness to explore the ascension of contemporary pop culture powerhouses, from Serena Williams to Kim Kardashian to Hillary Clinton. Petersen explores why the public loves to love (and hate) these controversial figures, each of who has been conceived as too something: too queer, too strong, too honest, too old, too pregnant, too shrill, too much. With its brisk, incisve analysis, Too Fat, Too Slutty, Too Loud is a conversation-starting book on what makes and breaks famous women today.
Must-read Weekly
Named one of Cosmopolitans Books You Wont Be Able to Put Down This Summer
Selected as one of Amazons Best Books of the Month
A Refinery29 Editors Pick
Author: Anne Helen Petersen
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Plume Books
Published: 08/07/2018
Pages: 304
Weight: 0.5lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.30w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9780525534723
Language: English
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