# (Un)kind

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- Authors: [Victoria Smith](https://www.bookquiver.com/victoria-smith)
- Language: en_GB
- Published: 2025-02-06

## Description

'Tackles the pervasive tide of unbridled misogyny masquerading as kindness' Julie Bindel 'Victoria Smith is a brilliant writer who every feminist should read' Sharron Davies 'This brilliant book shows how demands for compassion and generosity can be a mask for sexist ideology' Susanna Rustin (Un)kind is a coruscating account of the ways in which deeply-held beliefs about women's 'kind' nature have been repackaged for today's culture wars, in a society that remains dependent - socially, politically, economically - on female self-sacrifice. Kindness culture is sold to women and girls in a multitude of guises: from play to self-help, social justice activism to empowerment. Victoria Smith argues that the pressure on women and girls has been incorporated into the 'work' of feminism. A compelling account of the backlash against feminism, (Un)Kind is essential reading for anyone affected by the endless exhortations for women to #BeKind. 'Brilliant... compelling' Lucy Mangan, The i 'Erudite, blisteringly smart and profoundly compassionate' Dr Rachel Hewitt

## Editions

### (Un)kind

- Publisher: fleet
- ISBN: 978-03-4912-715-6
- Pages: 1
- Published: 2026-03-05
- Language: en_GB

### (Un)kind

- Publisher: little_brown_audio
- Medium: audio
- ISBN: 978-14-0556-028-3
- Published: 2025-02-06
- Language: en_GB

### (Un)kind

- Publisher: fleet
- ISBN: 978-03-4912-713-2
- Pages: 1
- Published: 2025-02-06
- Language: en_GB

### (Un)kind

- Publisher: fleet
- Medium: ebook
- ISBN: 978-03-4912-712-5
- Published: 2025-02-06
- Language: en_GB