A friend recently lent me the book Skinny Bitch, by Rory Freedman and Kim Barnouin, with a request that I read it and write about it for my blog. The book is touted as “a no-nonsense, tough-love guide for savvy girls who want to stop eating crap and start looking fabulous!” Since the book assumes that self-loathing and envy are great motivators (it even has a chapter entitled “Don’t Be a Pussy”), I can see why my friend wanted me to write about it. A feminist opinion of this book is a no-brainer: the book uses unhealthy cultural attitudes about women as a marketing gimmick. Hate yourself because you’re fat? Want other women to envy you? Lose weight our way! A friend recently lent me the book Skinny Bitch, by Rory Freedman and Kim Barnouin, with a request that I read it and write about it for my blog. The book is touted as “a no-nonsense, tough-love guide for savvy girls who want to stop eating crap and start looking fabulous!” Since the book assumes that self-loathing and envy are great motivators (it even has a chapter entitled “Don’t Be a Pussy”), I can see why my friend wanted me to write about it.

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