{"product_id":"unkind-victoria-smith-9780349127132","title":"(Un)Kind: How 'be Kind' Entrenches Sexism","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Victoria Smith is a brilliant writer who every feminist should read' Sharron Davies\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Erudite, blisteringly smart and profoundly compassionate... A must-read for anyone hungry to understand the origins and dangers of contemporary exhortations to women to #BeKind, and for everyone who wants to live a feminist life' Dr Rachel Hewitt\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA brilliantly witty and insightful analysis of how kindness culture is used against women.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Using the #JustBeKind trend of the 2020s as a starting point, \u003ci\u003e(Un)kind\u003c\/i\u003e explores how traditional beliefs about women's 'kind' nature have been repackaged for an age that remains dependent - socially, politically, economically - on female self-sacrifice while finding the concept outdated and essentialist. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Looking at the various guises under which kindness culture is sold to women and girls - from play to self-help, social justice activism to empowerment - Victoria Smith argues that the pressure on women and girls has not decreased, but instead been incorporated into the 'work' of feminism. \u003ci\u003e(Un)kind \u003c\/i\u003eanalyses the way in which this phenomenon ultimately distorts relationships, harming not just those coerced into performing 'kindness work' but the supposed recipients of their services. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKindness culture supports the backlash against feminism while claiming to represent feminism's - and women's - true nature. It is, at heart, unkind. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRAISE FOR \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eHAGS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The greatest joy of \u003ci\u003eHags \u003c\/i\u003eis its lively erudition . . . eloquent, clever and devastating' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'A book that could not be more necessary' \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'Brilliantly witty, engaging and insightful' \u003ci\u003eScotsman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Victoria Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0349127131\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780349127132\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Fleet\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/03\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Victoria Smith","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46685937041663,"sku":"9780349127132","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1c857a1f-0c05-48b9-bdbc-fd63207b06e8.jpg?v=1741727215","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/unkind-victoria-smith-9780349127132","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}