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_caramel_'s review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Bullying, Fatphobia, Grief, Gun violence, Lesbophobia, Mass/school shootings, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Mental illness, Racism, Hate crime, Sexual violence, Rape, Body shaming, Toxic relationship, Homophobia, Misogyny, Murder, Sexism, Stalking, Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, Gaslighting, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Islamophobia, Abortion, Child death, and Child abuse
Minor: Racial slurs
shermansays's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Sexism and Sexual assault
Moderate: Sexual violence, Rape, Stalking, and Gun violence
Minor: Abortion, Homophobia, Death, Mass/school shootings, and Antisemitism
clarawmarcia's review
4.25
Graphic: Hate crime, Domestic abuse, Violence, Stalking, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Death, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Sexism, Rape, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Mass/school shootings, Gun violence, and Emotional abuse
stabilesero's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Sexism, Sexual assault, Bullying, Racism, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Murder, Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Sexual harassment, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, and Violence
Moderate: Homophobia
livcab's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Rape, Misogyny, Murder, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Racial slurs, Racism, Hate crime, Sexual assault, Mental illness, Mass/school shootings, Gun violence, Death, Sexual violence, and Bullying
Moderate: Islamophobia
devynreadsnovels's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Antisemitism, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Racism, Death, Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Mass/school shootings, Stalking, Transphobia, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Gun violence, Hate crime, Incest, Infidelity, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Injury/Injury detail, Islamophobia, Lesbophobia, Murder, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Xenophobia
Minor: Pandemic/Epidemic, Alcohol, Child abuse, Fatphobia, Grief, Acephobia/Arophobia, Ableism, Blood, Body shaming, Drug use, and Police brutality
Extreme, graphic depictions of rape, death threats, etc.hayyyyyden's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Gore, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Murder, Sexual assault, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Stalking, Antisemitism, Blood, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Islamophobia, Mass/school shootings, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Transphobia, and Violence
alexbalmer's review against another edition
4.5
Itās something I was aware of throughout recent years, terms like āincelā and āmanosphereā have popped up in memes/tiktoks but the size of the groups mentioned and the real life examples threw me off. To see how many mass shootings and other heinous crimes can be directly linked back to the ideology of these groups is shocking, saying how little you hear the word misogyny used in a serious, non-mocking way in the media. (Usually paired with jabs at āfeminazisā and groups that are trying to HELP MENš)
STRONGLY encourage anyone who spends a decent amount of their lives online (and on any form of social media) to read this. Even if youāre a bit older and feel like you have a grasp on how to interpret content/news/facts online.
One thing that I will say (not necessarily a complaint or a mistake) but when checking the Notes at the back of the book for references on certain facts a lot of the time it would be news articles. Nothing really wrong with that except that throughout the book it is said how the media is quick to jump to conclusions when they havenāt done much research. Iām guessing Bates has looked into each sources thoroughly. Maybe itās my own preconceptions that make me pause before referencing Channel 4 in a debate?
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Misogyny, Homophobia, Gun violence, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Hate crime
Moderate: Body shaming and Fatphobia
Minor: Islamophobia, Adult/minor relationship, and Biphobia
notthatcosta's review against another edition
2.5
Most of the chapters feel unnecessarily padded out, often with repetition of previous points made that don't serve to create a cohesive narrative thread. Even in more successful chapters like 'Men Who Don't Know They Hate Women', half way through it veers off into a tangent about the 2016 election.
I understand that the topic at hand is very broad, complex and wide reaching, but the lack of focus makes it frustrating to read beyond the frustrating subject matter. With better and tighter editing I think this could have been a great book, but it ends up feeling like an unfocussed and cluttered collection of ideas and case studies with some paraphrased 4Chan posts sprinkled in.
I probably would have preferred it if the book just centred on what Laura Bates heard during her school visits and talks, rather than the need to try and summarise what she read on manosphere forums.
Moderate: Antisemitism, Gaslighting, Sexual violence, Bullying, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Transphobia, Body shaming, Sexism, Hate crime, Homophobia, Rape, Cursing, Death, Slavery, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Child death, Islamophobia, Mass/school shootings, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Violence, and Xenophobia
th18's review
5.0
Moderate: Sexual violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual harassment, and Violence
Minor: Emotional abuse, Islamophobia, Suicide, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Religious bigotry, Toxic relationship, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Hate crime, Bullying, Mental illness, Mass/school shootings, Pedophilia, Death, and Racism