How a fart gave rise to a new take on feminism

Bridget Christie uses comedy to examine feminist stereotypes, creepy advertisements and female genital mutilation

Bridget Christie: ‘If I could make a terrible thing funny, then I might be onto something’

Non-fiction: A Book for Her

By Bridget Christie

Century, €20

Reviewed by Anna Carey

Feminist awakenings can come in many forms. For some people, they’re caused by exposure to a horrific act of misogyny. For others, the awakening arises out of thousands of moments of what we now call everyday sexism. And for Bridget Christie, a comedian from Gloucester who is the daug.

It was April 30, 2012, and Christie wasn’t having a ...