Reviews tagging 'Racial slurs'

Exile and Pride: Disability, Queerness, and Liberation by Eli Clare

7 reviews

libraryoflanelle's review against another edition

4.0

I read this one exclusively via Audio and would like to re-read it in tandem with the physical book so I can absorb it more fully. I will definitely be writing an updated review when I get my hands on a physical copy.

I really enjoyed hearing Eli reflect on these topics as things were in 1999. Seeing the parallels, the differences and on many occasions the heart-breaking lack of positive change truly added a level of discussion to these topics that I did not anticipate.

I have added content/trigger warnings to my review but I want to point out that Eli does mention CSA he experienced in childhood on multiple occasions, at times in moderate detail.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Child abuse, and Ableism

Minor: Bullying, Body shaming, Racial slurs, Homophobia, Colonisation, Dysphoria, Forced institutionalization, Chronic illness, Lesbophobia, Medical content, and Transphobia

studiouspoppy's review against another edition

challenging reflective fast-paced

5.0

i'm so impressed by this book. Eli Clare was discussing intersectionality from a trans/enby disabled perspective so ahead of his time. I'm still kind of out of words, but i definitely want to add this book to my physical shelf and recommend it a lot.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Ableism, Child abuse, and Rape

Moderate: Racial slurs

jadepfaefflin's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Sexual violence, and Child abuse

Minor: Racial slurs

thedisabledreader's review against another edition

4.5

It was great but definitely could have gone more in depth with more analysis and such. Also a solid two chapters were extremely boring 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Child abuse, Incest, Classism, and Rape

Minor: Racial slurs

razzberry_pi's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

5.0

descriptions in the first half of the book were so poetic and really spoke to me while being interspersed with really solid theory. second half of the book focuses more on an examination of historical forces impact modern experiences and the role of personal histories on impacting our identities

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Child abuse, and Rape

Moderate: Homophobia, Transphobia, Medical trauma, Lesbophobia, Medical content, and Incest

Minor: Alcoholism, Racism, Animal death, and Racial slurs

if more detailed descriptions of childhood sexual abuse are a trigger, they are isolated to the second half if the book other than brief mentions

ceramicat's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring reflective

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Classism, Child abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Ableism, Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racism, and Sexism

alexxcp's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Colonisation, Racism, Sexism, Transphobia, Violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Ableism, Grief, Homophobia, Medical content, Child abuse, Racial slurs, and Classism