![]() Schumer has an interesting story to tell: she was born into a family of privilege, but her parents lost all their money when she was a child she went from taking private jets to the Bahamas to sharing a bed with her mother in a basement flat. The Girl With the Lower Back Tattoo is the femoir from Amy Schumer, one of the highest profile comedians in the world right now. The bar is still so low, it is apparently a triumph of equality when a woman admits to enjoying sex But there is a fine line between a woman feeling able to say something and feeling obliged to do so for her brand. These books are invariably pitched as feminist statements because the bar is still so low, it is apparently a triumph of equality when a woman admits to enjoying sex. The limitations of the femoir reveal how narrow the parameters still are for women in the public eye, who are expected to be exceptional but also an everywoman. It will include anecdotes about how the writer is insecure but also, like, really strong, and there will be a continual emphasis on how the writer is fallible but simultaneously inspirational. ![]() Whereas a memoir will underline its subject’s uniqueness, the femoir intimates that the author is just like the reader. ![]() Since 2012, there have been femoirs from pretty much every high-profile American female comedian under 50, and with repetition the format has calcified. ![]() If Fontana’s term seemed niche then, it feels ubiquitous now. ![]()
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