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The New Church Ladies: The Extremely Uptight World of "Social Justice" Paperback – February 13, 2017
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- Print length224 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- Publication dateFebruary 13, 2017
- Dimensions6 x 0.51 x 9 inches
- ISBN-100692847219
- ISBN-13978-0692847213
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- Publisher : Obnoxious Books; 1st edition (February 13, 2017)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 224 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0692847219
- ISBN-13 : 978-0692847213
- Item Weight : 12.8 ounces
- Dimensions : 6 x 0.51 x 9 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #1,778,131 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #6,154 in Popular Culture in Social Sciences
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Customers find the book to be a great read and appreciate its insightful perspective. The writing style receives mixed reactions, with one customer describing it as hard-hitting and clever. The humor also gets mixed reviews, with some finding it hilarious while others find it offensive.
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Customers find the book to be a great read.
"...thoughts into sentences with wit, reason, and humor make this book a delight to read. A+++" Read more
"I so agree with author and loved reading this." Read more
"...of just how absurd political correctness is, you should thoroughly enjoy reading Goad's book." Read more
"...This is not a book to read if you are looking for intelligent analysis of the issue. I am not trying to police his speech...." Read more
Customers find the book insightful, with one noting its interesting perspective.
"...For me, this book was hilarious and insightful, but it’s also obscene, and so I cannot recommend it to anyone. No. Not a single soul...." Read more
"...As a liberal myself, it even gave me some good food for thought in regards to how to make sense of the social conversation being had today...." Read more
"Interesting perspective..." Read more
Customers have mixed reactions to the humor in the book, with some finding it hilarious while others describe it as juvenile and obscene.
"...However, the Hitler story was so funny that it made it worth 5 stars." Read more
"...to formulate logical thoughts into sentences with wit, reason, and humor make this book a delight to read. A+++" Read more
"...The author is not at all arguing in good faith - he is purposely using bombastic language, strawmen, and false equivalences to troll people...." Read more
"...For me, this book was hilarious and insightful, but it’s also obscene, and so I cannot recommend it to anyone. No. Not a single soul...." Read more
Customers have mixed opinions about the writing style of the book.
"...Not only do I agree with all of his points, his style and ability to formulate logical thoughts into sentences with wit, reason, and humor make this..." Read more
"This book was worth 1 star because the author complaints about life for most of the book...." Read more
"This guys call'em as he sees'em. Hard hitting cleaver insightful writing of the Current American Scene...." Read more
"...If the author had even tried to make his theses without absolute disgusting writing...." Read more
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- Reviewed in the United States on December 30, 2019This book was worth 1 star because the author complaints about life for most of the book. However, the Hitler story was so funny that it made it worth 5 stars.
- Reviewed in the United States on September 15, 2017Goad is truly gifted with the English language. Not only do I agree with all of his points, his style and ability to formulate logical thoughts into sentences with wit, reason, and humor make this book a delight to read. A+++
- Reviewed in the United States on July 25, 2024I so agree with author and loved reading this.
- Reviewed in the United States on July 8, 2018I’ve been hesitant to post a review of this book, since I’m sure that I’ll offend many. First, the fact that I even read this book will hit a nerve. Then, the fact that I’m reviewing it, oh, the outrage.
I really dislike political correctness. If you happen to have drunk the PC Kool-Aid, please read no further.
Years ago, I was an undergrad in one of the first colleges to be involved in the whole stupid politically correct rubbish. I was right there in the thick of it, when all that nonsense started. In one class, we were asked to do a mock interview. To warm things up a bit, we were requested to joke about something, only to realize that the joke part was a trick question. The instructor, a complete idiot in my mind, said she hated jokes. No, not just for the purpose of the mock interview, but she hated jokes overall, since they always end up offending somebody. At the time, I thought, what a sad way to live one’s life. Now, we have an entire generation of college students, who are just like her. They cannot seem to find humor in anything and get offended by the smallest thing. This is why some comedians such as Seinfeld and Chris Rock, now refuse to perform in colleges. Everything is labeled racist, sexist, prejudice, you name it.
For me, this book was hilarious and insightful, but it’s also obscene, and so I cannot recommend it to anyone. No. Not a single soul. Those who need to read it probably won’t. Everyone will eventually find something in this book that they will find offensive.
My favorite quote:
“If you’re really sincere about the idea that diversity is a good thing, you need to quit insisting that everyone should THINK exactly like you do. Unanimity of thought—especially when it’s enforced through speech codes and laws that restrict and criminalize ideological dissent—is not tolerance, it’s totalitarianism. Tolerating different ideas is the most important form of tolerance.”
- Reviewed in the United States on May 29, 2017Well Jim,
I had the pleasure of reading this delight and what a delight it was. I was going to come up with a witty, sardonic, sarcastic and slightly ironic review but honestly their is nothing I could come up with that comes close to what you have described in this book.
Our society has taken a morbid turn and getting to the root of the infection is critical. You sum up well some of those issues and their causes.
I will be passing this along to friends that need a kick. They are to nice to be angry but see what is happening around them.
- Reviewed in the United States on February 20, 2017I have not finished this book yet, but I have read most of these essays online over the years. Those included in this book are some of my all-time favorites. Jim Goad was "Alt-Right" (in his own sort of way) waaaaaay before it became somewhat safe - he was doing this in the '90s. Everybody really should read Redneck Manifesto - his message has always been consistent. He ought to be the very definition of "Red Pill".
But anyway, I just wanted to be the first one to write a review. Very few writers can snark like Goad can. I'm a huge fan!
- Reviewed in the United States on April 7, 2021The author make truly great points. It’s a sad commentary on today’s culture and one can only hope that we “adults” can bring about the right change
- Reviewed in the United States on August 8, 2017I picked up this book because I agree with its premise that the American left can sometimes try to overly police speech. I thought the book might have sound arguments for how and why this has come to be and some thoughtful proposals to resolve the issue. Instead I got a collection of word salad essays written by an old white man who is upset that he can no longer say the n word in polite company. I'm not even exaggerating, that's one of his complaints early in the book.
All of the essays are written in the jumbled, frantic, ranting style of internet comments you might see from trolls under a woman's vlog. The author is not at all arguing in good faith - he is purposely using bombastic language, strawmen, and false equivalences to troll people. This is not a book to read if you are looking for intelligent analysis of the issue.
I am not trying to police his speech. The author is more than welcome to continue publishing his rants protected under the 1st amendment which I agree with him on. The 1st amendment does not however, protect the author from one-star reviews, of which I hope he gets more.
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ObelixReviewed in the United Kingdom on May 31, 20175.0 out of 5 stars Laugh-out-loud funny.
Hilarious, acid-tongued stuff, laying into the whiny new tribes of the perpetually outraged and offended with malevolent glee. Laugh-out-loud funny.
BigginHillBillyReviewed in the United Kingdom on April 21, 20173.0 out of 5 stars The second half consists of attempts at satire that are tiresome and lacking in subtlety
This book is a game of two halves. The first section includes a number of well written articles outlining Goad's views on the many absurdities of today's so-called 'progressives' and their shutting down of free speech in the name of freedom, among other things. The second half consists of attempts at satire that are tiresome and lacking in subtlety. Goad is also happy to defer to science when it supports his arguments but is strangely silent on any scientific evidence that exists in relation to right wing shibboleths like climate change denial or attitudes to homosexuality, which he seems to believe is a consequence of childhood trauma and abuse as opposed to being innate in any way. Worth getting though, just for the articles in the first half of the book,
Amazon CustomerReviewed in Canada on August 4, 20172.0 out of 5 stars I like Jim Goad's writing style and loved his Zine "Answer ...
I like Jim Goad's writing style and loved his Zine "Answer me" back in the day, but content-wise...there is just nothing here.
Goad's entire message--and it is short and uncomplicated and hit again and again and stretched out for the entire work--is that the Left is hypocritical.
That's it. He gives a pile anecdotal examples and...that's the book.
If you like his raging style, it's here. But this is a puff piece.
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SeanReviewed in the United Kingdom on October 27, 20211.0 out of 5 stars Just awfully written and nothing original to say. The best thing about this book was its cover.
Awful.
C. SimmondsReviewed in the United Kingdom on September 1, 20192.0 out of 5 stars OK I am right wing but.......
First up I must be honest I have not finished this book, nor have I even got half way. The reason is that I could no longer bear the degree of swearing, the unnecessary antagonistic language and the short chapters seemingly punctuated with similar themes to the previous chapters. The book is overwhelmingly American redneck sprinkled with low brow idioms almost totally incomprehensible to anybody outside the US. Don't get me wrong I follow US politics and agree with the general themes of the book but cannot help but think that Goad fuels the liberal/left wing stereotype of the working class right wing type: a a foul mouth oath who would rather hurl insults than engage in argument and rebuttal. Don't buy this book unless you are a US redneck and wish to fuel your intemperance.






