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How Non-Fiction Gave Me White Male Confidence: Reading as a Tool for Education and Resistance
Commentary Megan Willis Commentary Megan Willis

How Non-Fiction Gave Me White Male Confidence: Reading as a Tool for Education and Resistance

The voices of far-right men who write me off as an angry feminist or a naive lefty no longer ring true in any sense. I now know that my beliefs, which I previously worried were an overly emotional response not fully founded on facts, are opinions developed after learning about the systemic oppression of women, LGBTQ+ people and minority groups. Non-fiction has helped me feel the confidence in my opinions that so many men are born with…

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