Summary Of Nasty Women By Samhita Mukhopadhyay

After reading the book Nasty Women by Samhita Mukhopadhyay, Kate Harding, Zerlina Maxwell, Jessica Valenti, Cheryl Strayed, Katha Pollitt, and Mary Kathryn Nagle. I got a better understanding of the apparent aftermath of the 2016 Presidential election. This book put together by multiple feminist expressing their outrage, frustration, and satisfaction in regards to fifty-three percent of white women voted for Donald Trump and ninety-four percent of black women voted for Hilary Clinton. Throughout reading this book the essays demonstrate ways how we got where we are and what needs to happen in order for our society as a whole to move on together. To start off the first chapter I read in this book was called “I’m a Woman, Vote for Me” by Samhita Mukhopadhyay. In this short essay, the writer expresses her idea of identity-based politics as a movement for the people of a particular religion, race, and social background to form restricted political alliances, moving away from the old-fashioned broad-based party politics. One reference she stated was “Sanders is right in suggesting we need more than
People say Trump ran his campaign based on identity as well using his white identity and white fears helped him advance. She states “In practice, it is impossible to have a liberal politics devoid of identity: to eschew identity politics is to ignore the experiences and concerns of a vast segment of American society.” (p.7) Many political claims having an identity is a leading factor in the working class especially since whites is the majority and people of color are considered the minority. We need to have the courage and strength to fight for a diverse population to make America great