Reviews tagging 'Racial slurs'

Culture Warlords: My Journey Into the Dark Web of White Supremacy by Talia Lavin

34 reviews

donutcome4me's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Racism, Sexism, and Racial slurs

klsreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

3.5

There was a lot I really liked about this book. The scary look into far-right infiltrative journalism really put me on edge. Lavin is incredibly brave and principled. However, much of this book read like a collection of well-written journal articles. The overall story lacked cohesiveness. I enjoyed each section independently ("We Keep Us Safe" was a standout), but don't go into this expecting a deep dive into the path of online radicalism. It's good as a more intro-level text of vignettes. Lavin's writing is strong, personal, and emotional, though I found it repetitive (and I spent a fair amount of time looking up words). 3.5 stars.

"To those who find themselves uncomfortable with the operation of antifascists outside the comfortable bounds of institutions and, at times, the law, I remind you that the French partisans of World War II were acting illegally, while the Einsatzgruppen had the full support of German law. We tend to like our noble lawbreakers to be comfortably in the past, where time and death have sanitized them into heroes, and to suffer those who struggle against injustice in the present only grudgingly, if at all."

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Police brutality, Cursing, Ableism, Body horror, Racial slurs, Gaslighting, Body shaming, Sexism, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Racism, Misogyny, Transphobia, Animal cruelty, Antisemitism, Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Cultural appropriation, Genocide, Death, Suicide, Stalking, Grief, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Islamophobia, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Self harm, Slavery, Hate crime, War, Xenophobia, Sexual harassment, Torture, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Child death and Pandemic/Epidemic

keeganrb's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Violence, and Racism

Moderate: Genocide, Racial slurs, and Xenophobia

Minor: Body shaming and Misogyny

shermansays's review against another edition

dark emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Racial slurs

meigs's review against another edition

Couldn’t get through this. I got about 1/4 of the way through and decided to stop because it was just too much. I think if you’re not aware of this stuff online it will be an important read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Racism, Sexual assault, Racial slurs, Rape, and Violence

amyjo25's review

challenging dark informative reflective medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Racial slurs, and Homophobia

alicrafty's review against another edition

challenging informative medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Homophobia, Racism, and Racial slurs

colorlessgrey's review against another edition

challenging informative slow-paced

3.0

Culture Warlords has a lot of good information about the state of modern white supremacy in America, especially in online spaces. However, the author is at times hyperbolic when communicating factual information, which is misleading. I have heard some of the same information from other sources (such as public radio) that I trust, so I know it's accurate at the core, but it is irresponsible to deliver the information with as much exaggeration a the author uses. The writing style of the book in general was not my favorite, and that made it a slower read for me than it could have been otherwise.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Sexism, Gun violence, Antisemitism, Racism, and Xenophobia

jonezzzing's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Religious bigotry, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Mass/school shootings, Misogyny, Murder, Racial slurs, Racism, Hate crime, Antisemitism, and Violence

jckurtz's review against another edition

challenging dark informative fast-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Homophobia, Xenophobia, Rape, Racism, Violence, and Antisemitism