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Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women that a Movement Forgot by Mikki Kendall

46 reviews

stubbornlybookish's review against another edition

informative fast-paced

I think this book is excellent. I haven't decided on where I land on in terms of rating nonfiction but I think this is a must read for anyone interested in intersectionality. Mikki Kendall discusses her topics with both personal anecdotes and research and I think she strikes a nice balance. She breaks down why white feminism is inherently flawed and how mainstream feminism needs major change to actually serve those who they claim to want to protect. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, Police brutality, Transphobia, and Homophobia

amandaquotidianbooks's review against another edition

challenging informative medium-paced

4.25

Mikki Kendall's Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot tracks how the prominent and stereotypical version of feminism - middle class and white - leaves so many women behind.

Kendall's writing style is easy to read, with the right amount of statistics, discussions, examples and memoir. She illuminates how many foundational needs are still unmet by many women, mostly those who are poor and of color. I was enlightened and ashamed it too me so long to realize this.

I highly recommend the audiobook, which Kendall narrates herself. However, I purchased a copy of the hardcover before I had even finished listening. I knew I was going to want to annotate this nonfiction and reread it near immediately. This is a must read for all the feminists out there!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Abortion, Miscarriage, Medical trauma, and Transphobia

Minor: Gun violence, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, and Child abuse

turtledoingyogagmailcom's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Violence, and Xenophobia

nicolaparty's review

challenging informative inspiring slow-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Racism, Domestic abuse, Police brutality, and Sexism

Moderate: Sexual assault

Minor: Genocide

kaylamoran's review against another edition

challenging informative medium-paced

5.0

Very important reminders for anyone like me who is a white woman who is also a feminist.  In fact, I think it should be required reading for all of us.  It made me uncomfortable at times, but I think that's the exact mark of a book I should be reading.  It also brought up many points that had never even occured to me.  All in all, I think this is an excellent and much needed book for all white women to read 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Racism, Miscarriage, and Sexism

Moderate: Gun violence, Police brutality, Physical abuse, and Sexual assault

massivepizzacrust's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective slow-paced

4.75

I think you have to go into reading this with the mentality of working to be a better ally to Black people, and wanting to become an accomplice as Kendall calls it. It's not really an easy book to get through because the author is rightfully angry at the systems that hold Black people down, and unfortunately these systems are supported by white women. 
It was a weird read for me as a first gen immigrant college student that spent most of her life in a part of the world with very different race dynamics. Technically I am white in the US so I felt like a lot of the anger was directed at me even though I haven't really had the time or power to have an impact on US power systems. But I think that's my own desire to be liked by everyone, and I just need to get over it. Anyway, kind of ties into the fact that you have to read this book prepared to put your own emotional issues aside and just listen to an angry Black woman tell you how the systems are broken. I still learned a lot and I really recommend the book. 
I always feel conflicted about rating books highlighting minority issues. On the one hand, I want this book to have more exposure because I think it could kindle new thoughts and actions in white feminists. On the other, I don't really feel qualified to judge the book because I'm not part of most of these minorities. This wasn't my favorite read of all time. But I think it's an important book to spotlight because it doesn't make you feel like just by reading it you've become a better person, it demands action. And I think that's a really important part of the conversation we're continuing to have. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Sexism, and Misogyny

Minor: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Hate crime, Xenophobia, Toxic relationship, Slavery, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Rape, Police brutality, Homophobia, and Domestic abuse

Examples aren't graphic but they are discussed in the context of the author's life and of issues Black girls and women experience.