Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

Twisted: The Tangled History of Black Hair Culture by Emma Dabiri

3 reviews

queerloras's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicide attempt, Torture, Confinement, Deportation, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Gaslighting, Colonisation, Suicide, Incest, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Sexism, Xenophobia, Child death, Genocide, Murder, Misogyny, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Trafficking, Violence, War, Classism, and Cultural appropriation

Fucking brilliant. Absolutely funking brilliant.

ruthhelizabeth's review against another edition

informative medium-paced

5.0

I have never learnt so much from such a concise book. I feel privileged to have got to read it, as it maps millions upon millions of overlapping stories spanning four continents.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Violence, Grief, Murder, Trafficking, Slavery, Racism, Xenophobia, Sexism, Kidnapping, and Hate crime

Moderate: Religious bigotry

horizonous's review against another edition

informative reflective medium-paced

3.25

Very informative, but it became too academic in the second half.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Racism, and Slavery

Moderate: Sexism

Minor: Murder, Racial slurs, and Rape