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camilleberedjick's review against another edition
challenging
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.5
schomj's review against another edition
4.0
Basically a "who's who" of contemporary Black feminism, with some discussion of historical antecedents and how social media has helped with community-building.
thegrimestreader's review against another edition
5.0
“Where all the women are white and all the blacks are men, we are not white enough to be women and too womanly to be black.”
I loved this book because again I was reminded of my micro-aggression thinking, not realizing women of color could possibly be interested in BDSM, or the fact that women of color are unfairly accused of being unfit mothers and their children though are only 14% of the population make up 44% of foster children, and that prisons full of people of color are used for labor for private contracts, just one of many reasons why people of color are unfairly put in prison.
Another surprise is famous white women who I consider feminists, have perpetuated white supremacy and have said horrible micro-agressions publicly.
It's just shocking how unaware I am.
I loved this book because again I was reminded of my micro-aggression thinking, not realizing women of color could possibly be interested in BDSM, or the fact that women of color are unfairly accused of being unfit mothers and their children though are only 14% of the population make up 44% of foster children, and that prisons full of people of color are used for labor for private contracts, just one of many reasons why people of color are unfairly put in prison.
Another surprise is famous white women who I consider feminists, have perpetuated white supremacy and have said horrible micro-agressions publicly.
It's just shocking how unaware I am.
smd's review against another edition
5.0
Feminista Jones is smart as hell and an excellent writer. Not an avid nonfiction reader but I loved how she stacked everything in this book. I learned a lot and it made me think. You can’t ask for much more.
lewisalex10's review against another edition
4.0
Since I started joining different social media platforms, I’ve always been amazed by the opportunities they present to interact and develop relationships with like-minded people, as well as be introduced to new ways of thinking and seeing the world. Black women have been so integral in that history, and this was a fascinating look at the paths they’ve forged both online and off.
allpresssian's review against another edition
4.0
3.5 rounded up - themes of the book were really interesting but there were times where I felt it wandered.
A good place to start if you're looking to learn more - I now have a whole list of other women whose work I would like to read.
A good place to start if you're looking to learn more - I now have a whole list of other women whose work I would like to read.
alanabenjamin's review against another edition
2.0
This book had so much potential but it is basically rudimentary Black Feminism mixed with the history of Black Twitter hashtags and moments from the perspective of the author.
The text made the point that origin stories matter but I don't think that it was strong enough.
I think that this book has its audience but it just wasn't me.
The text made the point that origin stories matter but I don't think that it was strong enough.
I think that this book has its audience but it just wasn't me.
see_sadie_read's review against another edition
3.0
I'm not sure how I want to rate this book. It's always hard when a book doesn't turn out to be what you expect, not bad but not what you picked it up for. I expected to read about modern Black feminists and I did, but not as much as I'd hoped and expected. I'd say this book is 50% memoir and of the remaining 50%, half of that is about Black women leading the way in making Twitter a viable and vibrant digital space and half is about Black feminism in that space. All of which is in the title, but I didn't pick the book up expecting only a quarter of it to be directly about Black feminists.
Having said all of that, I thought the book was interesting. I am a white woman and a feminist. I try very hard to be aware of my privilege and avoid being a White Feminist. But privilege has an insidious way of being invisible until something is pointed out to you. So, in this way, I thought the book useful, chapter 10 (Mammy 2.0) especially.
All in all, not a bad read just not the one I was looking for.
Having said all of that, I thought the book was interesting. I am a white woman and a feminist. I try very hard to be aware of my privilege and avoid being a White Feminist. But privilege has an insidious way of being invisible until something is pointed out to you. So, in this way, I thought the book useful, chapter 10 (Mammy 2.0) especially.
All in all, not a bad read just not the one I was looking for.
spicyinez's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
3.0
katelynrushton's review against another edition
5.0
Really great. Accessible, insightful, powerful. Strongly recommend.