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Green Day, a band consisting of three men, has written a “handbook” for “every woman who refuses to capitulate.”
The book was illustrated by artist Frank Caruso, also a man. So yep, that makes four men and zero women authoring… a handbook aimed at women. You read that right.
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The book, published by HarperCollins, is titled Last of the American Girls and will hit bookstores in October 2019.
Per the HarperCollins website, the book is “a rallying cry for all rebel girls” and an illustrated rendition of the band’s song “Last of the American Girls.”
“Celebrating true rebel girls—girls who push back, girls who use their voice, girls who say no—Last of the American Girls takes on both the establishment and the upwardly mobile, espousing an infectious spirit that has never been more relevant,” the description continues.
This nice-idea-in-principle book garnered something of a mixed bag of reactions on social media.
What rebellious everywoman among us has not longed for an inspiring handbook authored and illustrated by four men and zero women https://t.co/tWNHpnpZZK
— andi zeisler (@andizeisler) April 2, 2019
I’m a HUGE fan of Green Day — they are my favourite — but why in the hell are they writing a handbook for women???
— Tania Freedman
(@TaniaFreedman) April 2, 2019
I’m gonna write a book about how to do backflips. I don’t know how to myself, but I feel like my perspective on the matter is relevant.
— Eli Kirk (@evomek) April 3, 2019
Yeah that’s what we need, a handbook for female rebellion…written by men.
— Maddy Rizzo (@maddydrizzo) April 2, 2019
boys i love u with all of my heart and would happily take SEVERAL bullets for you but dont you think the main ”rule” to being an independent woman in punk should be to, well, not be told how to live their lives by men who have no experience in what its like to live as a woman??
— lina (@wedrovenorth) April 2, 2019
i am very much chill lol i i just think a handbook for women written by men sounds uuuh contradictory and stupid and id rather have my favourite band write about something closer to their own experience? thats literally it
— lina (@wedrovenorth) April 2, 2019
Not everyone is totally against the book, however.
watch me drop all my money for this shit
— ciara. (@ciarajgrace) April 2, 2019
Lads, ask yourself this question: am I the right person to produce this handbook for women? Another question you might pose yourself: would it be better coming from, say, a woman?
Mashable has reached out to Green Day’s publicist and HarperCollins for comment.
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