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Pretty Baby : A Memoir by Chris Belcher, (Professor) is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Pretty Baby : A Memoir about?
A queer teen rebel escapes small-town Appalachia and becomes Los Angeles's Renowned Lesbian Dominatrix in this searing and darkly funny memoir that upends our understanding of sexuality, class, and power. "The dominatrix is the id of American femininity," writes Chris Belcher. "She says the words that we wish we could say when we find ourselves frozen. No is principal among them." From an early age, Belcher appeared destined for a life of conventional femininity. At all of eight months old, she took first place in an infant beauty contest, a minor glory that tends to follow you around a working-class town of 1,600 people in rural Appalachia. As a high school freshman, she goes along with what's expected of her: joining the cheerleaders and winning over the boys. Girls who cater to male desire are admired. But admiration is fleeting, double standards are enraging, and Belcher is restless for a chance to act on her own desires. When she falls in love with another girl and shares the secret of her queerness, the conservative community that had once celebrated its prettiest baby swiftly turns on her. A decade later and two thousand miles away, living in Los Angeles and trying to stay a
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Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Chris Belcher, (Professor)
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Published
- 2022
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781982175825
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Sociology, Biography, Gender Studies
- Rating
- 4.6 / 5 (56 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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