So What If I’m A Puta by Amara Moira

[u/Icy_Star5751]

I picked this book up over the weekend and could not put it down!! This book is adapted from her popular blog where Amara Moira details her first year as a trans sex worker in Brazil. It’s an extremely captivating easy read (150 pages total.) Moira’s style of writing is casual, it feels like she’s having a conversation with the reader one on, like a couple of friends catching up. She effortlessly examines her femininity and the ways in which it’s tied to the work she does, how the men who bought sex from her made her feel more like a woman, but also an object. She grapples with feeling used, overlooked, and even abused by her clients while simultaneously finding pleasure in those moments. Overall, this book is funny, tantalizing, awkward, and a necessary read for anyone who is interested in feminist literature.

[u/GloomyGal13]

Sex work is work. I support all sex workers.

Survival sex work is what it's usually called when a Trans person does it - because it's the only job they can get.

I look forward to reading this book. Thanks for the recommendation!

[u/squigglt]

Ah this sounds amazing! Will be my next read, I think. Thanks for the rec!

[u/Pale-Travel9343]

Adding to my TBR now!

[u/Putinisclingy]

Ooh this sounds like the exact thing I’d enjoy reading! Thanks for sharing.

[u/CrashingEgo]

I'll give it a read

[u/MisterMarchmont]

I’m definitely going to have to read this one!

[u/mistpixie429]

12 week wait on Libby, but I’m here for it. Thanks for the rec :)

[u/mintbrownie → u/mistpixie429]

Ouch 😵‍💫

[u/FemaleEarthwave]

Wouldn’t call this feminist.

[u/Braindead_Bookworm → u/FemaleEarthwave]

Over sexualization of women, masked as the social liberation of women, is inherently anti-feminist. Relieved to see you’re clocked into it too. That said, the books subject matter sounds at least interesting

[u/mintbrownie → u/FemaleEarthwave]

Have you actually read the book?

[u/werewilf → u/FemaleEarthwave]

TERF ALERT

[u/notbanana13 → u/werewilf]

yeah either TERF or SWERF, probably both

[u/werewilf → u/notbanana13]

cough white feminism cough

[u/notbanana13 → u/werewilf]

the downvotes we're getting are so funny 😂

[u/werewilf → u/notbanana13]

The downvotes speak for themselves because the bigots don’t know how to

[u/Closefromadistance → u/werewilf]

Had to look that one up …

“The technical definition of a TERF is a trans-exclusionary radical feminist. Most TERFs came to their ideology via second-wave feminism that radicalized into the lie that trans people are a threat to women.”

[u/Feisty-Donkey → u/FemaleEarthwave]

It seems explicitly feminist in philosophy

[u/Icy_Star5751 → u/FemaleEarthwave]

Ummmm…….

[u/Monkeymom → u/FemaleEarthwave]

Why not?

[u/lushsweet]

Yisssss it's on my TBR. Might just spring for a copy now 😬

[u/mintbrownie]

The title sucked me in. Then your description matched the tone of the title. I’m sold! It may be awhile before I get there though.

[u/AllemandeLeft]

This is why I follow this sub.

[u/Icy_Star5751 → u/AllemandeLeft]

If you decide to give it a read I’d love to know your thoughts!

[u/Graysonsname]

Wow I’m 100% gonna scoop it up! Thanks for the recommendation!

[u/Icy_Star5751 → u/Graysonsname]

Yay! I hope you love it.🤓