Reviews tagging 'Fatphobia'

Palestine by Joe Sacco

2 reviews

robinks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

A powerful collection of images and information about the occupation of Palestine. The comics cover a wide range of intersectional topics. Sacco also writes about and acknowledges his privileges in being able to travel safely and have comforts in Gaza. It is wild but also unsurprising that this was drawn based on experience in the early 1990s, and 30 years later, it still rings true based on news from journalists in Palestine.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Islamophobia, Misogyny, Murder, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Child death, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Hate crime, Xenophobia, Confinement, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Racism, Ableism, Blood, Death, Gaslighting, Torture, Colonisation, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Medical content, and Violence

Moderate: Antisemitism, Homophobia, Bullying, Rape, Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Deportation, and Excrement

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, Mass/school shootings, Pregnancy, Terminal illness, Animal death, Fatphobia, and War

katharina90's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

Informative, heartbreaking and infuriating. The author's deadpan commentary provides the occasional comic relief. 

This non-fiction comic is roughly 30 years old but sadly it's as relevant as ever (even though some of the language hasn't aged well). 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Confinement, Police brutality, Violence, Gun violence, and Torture

Moderate: Antisemitism, Child death, Sexism, Ableism, Islamophobia, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Fatphobia