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Fugitive Information: Essays from a Feminist Hothead

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With wicked humor and warm insight, Kay weaves the personal of her observed experiences into the political agency of feminism. A textured and liberating look at issues ranging from intimacy and codependence to the politics of self defense. This insightful feminism makes engaging reading for women & men, beginners and leaders. Check out "Bitches from Hell," "The Invisible Obvious," and "The Habit of Freedom." I've owned probably 10 copies of this book and the only one left is swollen from water damage, torn and well thumbed. I keep it next to the dictionary and phone book. If you appreciate Annie Lamott's piercing humility and capacity for B.S. detection, you'll love Kay Hagan's style.

While I enjoyed the author's wit and writing style, I found "Orchids in the Arctic" to be decidedly and unessesarily male-bashing in nature. Being called a militant feminist myself, even I found her commentary to be a bit harsh. All men are domineering and have been taught from birth to hate and subordinate women to a certain degree? Not quite. Most, yes, but not all. I had to put the book down occasionally because of this, and that cuts off a few stars. I appreciate her ideas, but the false generalizations she shows toward men give true feminists a bad name. The entire premise of feminism is that women are (and should be represented as) equal to men. Man-hating is just as bad a woman-hating and gets us nowhere.

While I enjoyed the author's wit and writing style, I found "Orchids in the Arctic" to be decidedly and unessesarily male-bashing in nature. Being called a militant feminist myself, even I found her commentary to be a bit harsh. All men are domineering and have been taught from birth to hate and subordinate women to a certain degree? Not quite. Most, yes, but not all. I had to put the book down occasionally because of this, and that cuts off a few stars. I appreciate her ideas, but the false generalizations she shows toward men give true feminists a bad name. The entire premise of feminism is that women are (and should be represented as) equal to men. Man-hating is just as bad a woman-hating and gets us nowhere.