Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

Ain't I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism by bell hooks

15 reviews

haleybird's review against another edition

challenging informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

I know I’m late to the party, but this book is a must read for anyone who considers themselves a “feminist” - or anyone who doesn’t, for that matter. bell hooks presents the black feminist perspective in direct, easily digestible terms, making the information accessible to just about anyone. White people who consider themselves feminists would probably benefit most from this book. I think we have a duty to seek out different perspectives so that we might collectively learn to make the feminist movement in the West more inclusive. I loved this!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Violence, Rape, Sexual violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Torture, Trafficking, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Death, Domestic abuse, Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, Police brutality, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

amsswim's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

Required reading. Highly recommend to anyone and everyone. Intersectionality should be the standard.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Racial slurs, Misogyny, Racism, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Hate crime, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Colonisation, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Classism, Death, Deportation, Xenophobia, Violence, Sexual violence, Torture, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Murder, Misogyny, Genocide, Grief, Sexual harassment, Pregnancy, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, and Sexual assault

wickedgrumpy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

A difficult topic shown under a harsh almost clinical light.  Everything is so matter of fact, and it is so sad.  I don’t know why I decided to read this.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Slavery, Torture, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Classism, Racism, Violence, Death, Infertility, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Rape, Sexism, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Pedophilia, Bullying, Child death, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Body shaming, Hate crime, Miscarriage, Xenophobia, and Sexual harassment

singingstar89's review against another edition

challenging dark informative

5.0

Very hard to read emotionally but super easy to understand. Something everyone should read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Gore, Sexual violence, Racism, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexism, Violence, Colonisation, Death, Miscarriage, Murder, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Slavery, Grief, Hate crime, and Injury/Injury detail

rachbake's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Rape, Slavery, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, and Torture

caseythereader's review against another edition

informative reflective medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Child abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Child death, Colonisation, Death, Police brutality, Sexism, Slavery, Torture, and Violence

vrede's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Misogyny, Slavery, Violence, Child abuse, Colonisation, Classism, Sexism, Trafficking, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Rape, Torture, Racism, and Emotional abuse

maggieparedesauthor's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Colonisation, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Slavery, Hate crime, Classism, Sexual violence, Genocide, Gore, Bullying, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Child death, Grief, Infidelity, Racism, Sexual harassment, Rape, Religious bigotry, Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, War, Kidnapping, Sexism, Torture, and Trafficking

crybabybea's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Hate crime, Sexual assault, Colonisation, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Racism, Slavery, Torture, Classism, Misogyny, Sexism, Rape, Physical abuse, and Racial slurs

schivakumaran's review against another edition

dark informative reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

This is one of those books that will stay with me forever.

How can a racist woman call herself a feminist?

Fantastic Important and a Necessary read. This was me learning and understanding a different perspective therefore I cannot comment on it in the same way I could a non fiction book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Slavery, Sexual assault, Sexism, Physical abuse, Murder, Misogyny, Hate crime, Sexual harassment, Rape, Racial slurs, Genocide, Bullying, Child death, Sexual violence, Racism, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Torture, Gun violence, Grief, and Domestic abuse