Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

Pageboy by Elliot Page

90 reviews

fluffyfox's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Lesbophobia, Body shaming, Sexism, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, Biphobia, Bullying, Homophobia, Outing, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Drug use, Medical content, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Rape

solenodon's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Sexual harassment, Homophobia, Sexism, and Sexual content

Moderate: Sexual assault, Self harm, Transphobia, Stalking, and Eating disorder

bashsbooks's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

4.75

A difficult read, but an important one. Elliot Page is such a phenomenal actor and iconic celebrity, but the man can write, too. He shares his story - which is fraught with neglect, queerphobia, and sexual violence, among other traumas - with such precise descriptions, tongue-in-cheek humor, and frank honesty. I listened to the audiobook version of Pageboy, and I got the extra treat of hearing it all in his own voice. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Transphobia, Child abuse, Deadnaming, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Mental illness, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Misogyny, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Outing, Self harm, Sexism, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Vomit, Pandemic/Epidemic, Bullying, and Toxic friendship

-Deadnaming isn't really, like traditional deadnaming -Elliot chooses to use his former first name at some points and comments on it specifically in his initial author's note. I only note it so you're not surprised to see/hear it. -Child abuse is neglect and verbal.

takarakei's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

I applaud Elliot for being able to tell his story with such openness. The chapters jump back and forth through time, which makes it a bit hard to follow on audio. I think anyone who is part of the LGBTQIA+ community will find resonance in the struggles of a world set in the binary. I do want to get a copy from my library so I can go find some quotes that I found so poignant, as there were several that really hit.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dysphoria, Homophobia, Eating disorder, Self harm, Lesbophobia, and Transphobia

Moderate: Bullying, Sexism, Sexual assault, Stalking, and Medical content

Minor: Religious bigotry

kaitlinwarwick's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative reflective sad slow-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Homophobia, Self harm, Eating disorder, Dysphoria, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Cursing, Sexual violence, Sexism, Sexual assault, Deadnaming, Mental illness, Drug use, Outing, Lesbophobia, Hate crime, Emotional abuse, Stalking, Alcohol, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Pandemic/Epidemic

snootle's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Homophobia, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Hate crime, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Rape, Dysphoria, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, and Sexism

Moderate: Medical content and Drug use

Minor: Alcohol and Blood

veelaughtland's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Deadnaming, Emotional abuse, Lesbophobia, Drug use, Alcohol, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Bullying, Eating disorder, Excrement, Hate crime, Infidelity, Cursing, Grief, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, and Self harm

_nery_'s review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny, Homophobia, Self harm, Hate crime, Dysphoria, Transphobia, Stalking, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Emotional abuse, Eating disorder, Deadnaming, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Rape, Lesbophobia, and Bullying

chromiumboron's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

I have always loved Elliot Page, and he really got me good with this book.

Towards the end, he wrote about how he is unsure if he ever truly experienced love because although he feels like he has, how can that be true when he hasn't been him until now? I had to take a beat with this. I have been reflecting a lot on unconditional love and what that looks like as a queer person who is related to a lot of homophobic people. Can it truly exist? My queer journey is different than Elliot's, but the sentiment is relatable all the same. Later on that same page, he talks about possibilities and how that is perhaps a main thing we're missing in a world lacking representation. For many queer people, it's simply not an option to be queer. It's not a possibility that enters our brain. I found this deeply relatable, as well, not having recognized my own queerness until later in my twenties.

Lastly, I appreciated the way in which Elliot wrote about his father and the emotional neglect he experienced and how it affected their relationship and his growth as a person. I think it's common for people to experience "milder" forms of abuse and to not recognize it as such simply because it's not as severe as we might picture when someone says the word abuse. I use the term mild cautiously, as abuse is abuse and doesn't feel mild. I appreciated the honesty with which Elliot talked about their experience because I think that many of us will recognize some of our own experience in his. By recognizing the emotional neglect as abuse, Elliot is creating space for others who look up to him and read this book to do the same. As someone who has been grappling with toxic family dynamics a lot lately, this space was really appreciated and needed.</spoilers/>

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dysphoria, Transphobia, Stalking, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Eating disorder, Self harm, and Homophobia

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Body horror, and Adult/minor relationship

maurice_greenware's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Hate crime, Lesbophobia, Mental illness, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Dysphoria, and Religious bigotry