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gategrrlI've written a brief article here on Hathor, about a blog entry/book review on Frugal Dad, a frugality website. It isn't so much about Frugal Dad's blog, but about the book that's reviewed on it, called Scratch Beginnings by Adam Shepard, a young guy who decided to call poverty on himself and live in homeless shelters until he could save up enough money to get a cheap car, an apartment, and a savings of about $2500USD.
The fact that Shepard is a college educated, young white guy is brought up and brushed off a few times in the comments section. It's not brought up at all if I recall correctly, in the main review, but I'll give Frugal Dad a pass on that--but I may not for too much longer. Frugal Dad, like another budget-minded blogger site I frequent (The Simple Dollar) is written by white guys who reek of their own unacknowledged class/white male priviledge. Frugal Dad has started to come under fire for some of his assumptions of other socio-economic classes, and unfortunately, he hasn't been too graceful under fire.
Anyhow, the book under discussion...actually covers much of the ground I've already mentioned. What incensed many women commenters was the brush-off and out-right hostility toward Barbara Ehrenrich and her first take on the working poor. I haven't read her book either (yet), and granted, she probably has tons of white female priviledge going on with her, too; but it seems that the entire basis of Shepard's book was to refute her experiences and conclusions. How like a bright young man, huh?
I highly recommend a read of the Frugal Dad thread, and then the Hathor thread, and if you'd like, comment here or on Hathor. I would really like to hear what you all have to say about this, if you've read either/or or neither of the books mentioned.
The fact that Shepard is a college educated, young white guy is brought up and brushed off a few times in the comments section. It's not brought up at all if I recall correctly, in the main review, but I'll give Frugal Dad a pass on that--but I may not for too much longer. Frugal Dad, like another budget-minded blogger site I frequent (The Simple Dollar) is written by white guys who reek of their own unacknowledged class/white male priviledge. Frugal Dad has started to come under fire for some of his assumptions of other socio-economic classes, and unfortunately, he hasn't been too graceful under fire.
Anyhow, the book under discussion...actually covers much of the ground I've already mentioned. What incensed many women commenters was the brush-off and out-right hostility toward Barbara Ehrenrich and her first take on the working poor. I haven't read her book either (yet), and granted, she probably has tons of white female priviledge going on with her, too; but it seems that the entire basis of Shepard's book was to refute her experiences and conclusions. How like a bright young man, huh?
I highly recommend a read of the Frugal Dad thread, and then the Hathor thread, and if you'd like, comment here or on Hathor. I would really like to hear what you all have to say about this, if you've read either/or or neither of the books mentioned.
