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A review by colinlusk
The Descent of Man by Grayson Perry
4.0
In the current debate over gender identity (if you can call it a debate when women are being hounded out of their jobs for daring to stand up for their rights), it's good to see someone saying something a bit different from the standard dogmas. I can't really summarise it all here, and certainly don't feel like enumerating which bits I agree with and disagree with, but I like that here you have someone breaking from gender norms pretty strikingly, but still able to state pretty clearly that he doesn't claim to actually be a woman, and doesn't assert a right to - for example - pee in the women's toilet.
He is, in short, advocating for more elbow room in what it means to be a man, taking himself as perhaps an extreme case, but suggesting that what we've been doing up to now isn't really working.
He has a pretty good, fresh take on it, and while I don't necessarily want to subscribe to it all, I can see that he's thought more deeply about this stuff than most people have and I'm happy to go along with him and listen to what he has to say.
He is, in short, advocating for more elbow room in what it means to be a man, taking himself as perhaps an extreme case, but suggesting that what we've been doing up to now isn't really working.
He has a pretty good, fresh take on it, and while I don't necessarily want to subscribe to it all, I can see that he's thought more deeply about this stuff than most people have and I'm happy to go along with him and listen to what he has to say.