From The Slumflower to Florence Given: why influencer books about feminism seem so similar
Polly Vernon’s Hot Feminist (2015). While such books can vary in approach and style, many put forward similar messages of personal empowerment, self-love and the right to choose. Feminists in academia argue that popular feminism is a diluted form of feminism at best – a brand which can be packaged and sold. On December 9, debate began to simmer on social media over the resemblance of two popular women’s empowerment books released in 2020: Chidera Eggerue’s How to Get Over a Boy (published in February by Quadrille Publishing) and Florence Given’s Women Don’t Owe You Pretty ...