All-male band Green Day writes 'handbook' for rebellious women and nope we did not ask for this
Green Day, a band consisting of three men, has written a "handbook" for "every woman who refuses to capitulate."
The book was illustrated by artist Frank Caruso, also a man. So yep, that makes four men and zero women authoring... a handbook aimed at women. You read that right.
The book, published by HarperCollins, is titled Last of the American Girls and will hit bookstores in October 2019.
Per the HarperCollins website, the book is "a rallying cry for all rebel girls" and an illustrated rendition of the band's song "Last of the American Girls."
"Celebrating true rebel girls—girls who push back, girls who use their voice, girls who say no—Last of the American Girls takes on both the establishment and the upwardly mobile, espousing an infectious spirit that has never been more relevant," the description continues.
This nice-idea-in-principle book garnered something of a mixed bag of reactions on social media.
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Not everyone is totally against the book, however.
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Lads, ask yourself this question: am I the right person to produce this handbook for women? Another question you might pose yourself: would it be better coming from, say, a woman?
Mashable has reached out to Green Day's publicist and HarperCollins for comment.
Rachel Thompson is the Features Editor at Mashable. Rachel's second non-fiction book The Love Fix: Reclaiming Intimacy in a Disconnected World is out now, published by Penguin Random House in Jan. 2025. The Love Fix explores why dating feels so hard right now, why we experience difficult emotions in the realm of love, and how we can change our dating culture for the better.
A leading sex and dating writer in the UK, Rachel has written for GQ, The Guardian, The Sunday Times Style, The Telegraph, Cosmopolitan, Glamour, Stylist, ELLE, The i Paper, Refinery29, and many more.
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