The League of Super Feminists

This short, spirited primer on feminism presents playfully illustrated breakdowns of a wide range of feminist topics, from media stereotypes to intersectionality. Regarding privilege: “In a system of oppression, there are two groups of people: those who benefit from it, and those who suffer under it.” There’s no narrative to speak of; a nameless white teen with a pink hair streak talks about various concepts with a younger Black girl and white boy, who ask questions such as “Does that mean we can’t watch princess movies anymore?” Though Malle doesn’t often go deep, her strengths are in clarifying and defining the implications of certain constructs: for example, the way that girls are encouraged to prioritize love and romance because obedient wives deliver free labor to a patriarchal, capitalist society. She defies the archaic “unfunny feminist” stereotype with games (“Connect the happy vulva to what it likes and the grumpy vulva to what it doesn’t like”) and advice (“If someone makes fun of how you look... fart in their face!”). Without pulling punches, these illustrated mini essays take readers beyond “girl power” and into the true meaning of intersectional feminism. Ages 12–up. [em](Oct.) [/em]