Men to Avoid in Art and Life

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It's a really fast read with just under 100 pages of art pieces with hilarious lines that really suit the pictures. The “comments” pair well with the artwork and in some cases, I had to wonder (based on the expressions of the women) if they weren’t actually thinking something similar. Through cringe-induced empathy, this timeless gift book of shared experiences unites women across history in one of the most powerful forms of resistance: laughter. That surely gives hope that maybe we are not in a painting of the 15th century anymore, that there is some change happening. Nicole Tersigni's] hilarious juxtapositions of (mostly sombre) men portrayed in classic paintings with captions pontificating to the women around them have resonated around the world.

Add it to the shelf with books like Men Explain Things to Me by Rebecca Solnit, Milk and Vine: Inspirational Quotes from Classic Vines by Emily Beck, and Awards For Good Boys: Tales Of Dating, Double Standards, And Doom by Shelby Lorman. One of the most fun things about owning a Sharing Library (which is the un-trademarked name of the more ubiquitous Little Free Libraries) is finding treasures like these generously popped in by an anonymous donor.

I want to pass this book out like postcards whenever a man thinks he's the first to 'Well, actually' me.

Men to Avoid in Art and Life uses works of classic art-from Rembrandt to Vermeer-to illustrate classic and all-too-relatable examples of mansplaining and patronizing. The point of the volume stands for all people regularly condescended to by men who sail through the world pretending to be smugly superior to everyone else.I just wanted to make a quick joke about it because that’s what I like to do with annoying and frustrating things. The largest chunk of text comes from the foreword by comedian Jen Kirkman, which is of a tone with the rest of the book.