Reviews tagging 'Racism'

The Viral Underclass by Steven W. Thrasher

4 reviews

salemander's review against another edition

5.0

incredibly informative look into how horrifically queer and disabled people have been treated from the aids crisis to covid. takes us into the communities most affected by these horrible viruses, known as the viral underclass, specifically poor, disabled, queer, and bipoc individuals. this book made me so angry that we live under these imperialist capitalist systems and makes me want to strive to protect my community more than ever.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Suicide, Death, Genocide, Chronic illness, Medical trauma, Racism, Addiction, Classism, Colonisation, Religious bigotry, Grief, Hate crime, Homophobia, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Ableism

caseycdelima's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective tense medium-paced

5.0

I am blown away by this book--Thrasher does an amazing job tying individualism, neo-liberalism, and carcerality to the making of the viral underclass but does a great job reminding us that when it comes to viruses (and many other things) if we collectively cared for one another and worked to provide for the wellbeing of the most vulnerable we would also be providing for the wellbeing of us all. An absolute must-read!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Transphobia, Xenophobia, Death, and Addiction

kristenbynoe's review

challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Ableism, Deportation, Forced institutionalization, Misogyny, Slavery, Suicide, Police brutality, Classism, Death, Medical content, Addiction, Transphobia, Blood, Homophobia, Terminal illness, Colonisation, Confinement, Violence, Chronic illness, Genocide, Grief, Racism, and Trafficking

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Cancer, Child abuse, and Excrement

ngilbert's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime and Classism

Moderate: Homophobia, Medical content, Confinement, Transphobia, Chronic illness, Death, Pandemic/Epidemic, Forced institutionalization, Racism, Violence, and Police brutality