Clementine Ford

Jan 30, 2024 | avoiceformen.com | Clementine Ford |Jan Deichmohle

Editor’s note: The following book excerpt is a translation from the German by the author.

Nov 12, 2023 | betterreading.com.au | Clementine Ford

Publisher detailsAuthorClementine FordPublisherAllen & UnwinGenreNon FictionReleased31 October, 2023ISBN9781761069666SynopsisWhy, when there is so much evidence of the detrimental, suffocating impact marriage has on women's lives, does the myth of marital bliss still prevail?

Nov 7, 2023 | fashionjournal.com.au | Clementine Ford |Maggie Zhou

08.11.2023 IMAGE VIA @clementine_ford/INSTAGRAMWORDS BY CLEMENTINE FORD “Weddings are full of retro practices romanticised as ‘tradition’.” Let’s talk about tradition. During the Middle Ages, it was considered normal – and even expected – that a bride’s virginity be confirmed.

Nov 5, 2023 | refinery29.com | Clementine Ford

The following is an edited exclusive extract from Clementine's Ford book I Don't: The Case Against Marriage. Published with permission from Allen & Unwin. Content warning: This article discusses sexual violence and threats in a way that may be distressing to some readers. One of the things you’ll learn early on about being a feminist is that men don’t like you. I’m not talking about all men, although of course I shouldn’t have to include a disclaimer about that here. We get it. Not all men.

Oct 30, 2023 | theguardian.com | Clementine Ford

“And still I wonder how much harder it would be to get straight women to accept the reality of marriage if they were not first presented with the fantasy of a wedding,” Jia Tolentino wrote in her superb essay, I Thee Dread. Just shy of 30 at the time of Trick Mirror’s release, Tolentino describes the endless parade of weddings that have begun to fill her weekends as, one after the other, her friends line up to get married.