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Sister Outsider by Audre Lorde

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sonia_lyakh's review against another edition

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inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.75

anpu325's review against another edition

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5.0

Profound and life-changing. I feel more whole as a person after reading this and better equipped to understand and act against the different oppressions experienced myself and others.

juliepfammatter's review against another edition

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informative inspiring reflective

3.5

theoneana's review against another edition

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challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.0

christel_booksmart's review against another edition

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4.0

Mandatory reading for all white feminists. Lorde’s writing is so powerful and as relatable now as it was in the 70s and 80s (a sad thought to consider). If you want to learn more about intersectional feminism from the perspective of a ‘Black, lesbian, mother, warrior, poet’, this is a must-read.

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5.0

Audre Lords is one of my absolute favourite authors. Exploring her identity as a Black, lesbian woman in America, she definitely sets the foundation of what feminism should be.

Nowadays, intersectional feminism is getting attention, but not nearly enough to be making differences in society.

"Eye to eye: Black women, hatred and Anger," was an essay that really stuck with me. It is so easy to be labelled as the "angry-man-hating feminist," by society, a ploy to keep you submissive under the boot of the patriarchy. It's definitely silenced me a few times, made me feel unjustified in my frustration with sexism/ homophobia/ racism.

However, after reading Lorde discuss the suffering and pain about the uniquely brutal hostility to which Black women are subjected to, it just reminds you how manipulatively well society is in keeping the oppressed silent.