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jessdurao's review against another edition
challenging
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
marareading's review against another edition
informative
reflective
5.0
Essential reading for anyone who wants to understand the current world we live in, and wants a book that is very accessible. Highly recommend
readingafrica's review against another edition
4.0
Important essays about poverty, homelessness, police brutality, gentrification, the school-to-prison pipeline, and so many other issues that affect marginalized communities, as feminist issues.
I especially enjoyed the takedown of respectability politics. I also liked the author's musings on anger as a useful emotion in social justice movements. Because really, how can you tell people who don't have access to clean drinking water or people whose children have been killed, that they are 'too angry'? They have a right to be angry! Why aren't we all angry?
4 stars instead of 5 because I listened to the book as an audiobook and the tone/sound wasn't consistent throughout the book. Certain chapters or paragraphs sounded more high-pitched like the narrator had a cold or something. It was jarring to have the sound randomly change.
I especially enjoyed the takedown of respectability politics. I also liked the author's musings on anger as a useful emotion in social justice movements. Because really, how can you tell people who don't have access to clean drinking water or people whose children have been killed, that they are 'too angry'? They have a right to be angry! Why aren't we all angry?
4 stars instead of 5 because I listened to the book as an audiobook and the tone/sound wasn't consistent throughout the book. Certain chapters or paragraphs sounded more high-pitched like the narrator had a cold or something. It was jarring to have the sound randomly change.
outoftheforesticome's review against another edition
challenging
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.25
irismessenger_'s review against another edition
4.0
White women voted with their race and not with their gender in the 2016, making them the only “marginalized” group to support trump with a majority.
White women’s feminism fights for the expansion of their privilege, but not the basic needs of black women around this country.
This book is for the white woman that was flabbergasted that Hillary didn’t win.
This book is for the white PTA mother that complained about the rise in black students.
This book is also for the white PTA mother that called herself and ally, but when she saw a horrible opportunity gap in her kids school for black and brown students, she didn’t do anything.
This is for the white woman who thinks gentrification is good for property values.
This book is for white “allies” that don’t understand shit about welfare and food stamp programs.
This book is for every non-black feminist.
White women’s feminism fights for the expansion of their privilege, but not the basic needs of black women around this country.
This book is for the white woman that was flabbergasted that Hillary didn’t win.
This book is for the white PTA mother that complained about the rise in black students.
This book is also for the white PTA mother that called herself and ally, but when she saw a horrible opportunity gap in her kids school for black and brown students, she didn’t do anything.
This is for the white woman who thinks gentrification is good for property values.
This book is for white “allies” that don’t understand shit about welfare and food stamp programs.
This book is for every non-black feminist.
eren_reads's review against another edition
informative
medium-paced
4.0
If you are a white woman who considers themselves a feminist then you should read this. It covers some key issues that white feminism oftentimes ignores as those who are the figureheads of that movement have not encountered them. This book is a good example of why we must have an intersectional feminism that acknowledges how each woman is impacted by their intersecting identities, whether that be because they are trans or black or any other minority.
My one minor gripe was this was very clearly written from an American perspective though the majority of the topics were applicable to my country as well, England.
My one minor gripe was this was very clearly written from an American perspective though the majority of the topics were applicable to my country as well, England.