My Body

Emily Ratajkowski is an acclaimed model and actress, an engaged political progressive, a formidable entrepreneur, a global social media phenomenon, and now, a writer. Rocketing to world fame at age twenty-one, Ratajkowski sparked both praise and furor with the provocative display of her body as an unapologetic statement of feminist empowerment. The subsequent evolution in her thinking about our cultures commodification of women is the subject of this book. My Body is a profoundly personal exploration of feminism, sexuality, and power, of mens treatment of women and womens rationalizations for accepting that treatment. These essays chronicle moments from Ratajkowskis life while investigating the cultures fetishization of girls and female beauty, its obsession with and contempt for womens sexuality, the perverse dynamics of the fashion and film industries, and the grey area between consent and abuse. Nuanced, unflinching, and incisive, My Body marks the debut of a fierce writer brimming with courage and intelligence.