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Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot by Mikki Kendall
62 reviews
rieviolet's review against another edition
4.0
What I appreciated the most was the intersectionality, the broad focus on all aspects of social justice relating to race, class, gender and sexuality.
Without a doubt it was an important and eye-opening reading experience, that really made me understand the necessity to keep learning and trying to translate what I learn into effective action and behaviour.
Real feminism (if such a thing can be defined) isn't going to be found in replicating racist, transphobic, homophobic, ableist, or classit norms. But we are all human, all flawed in our ways, and perhaps most important, none of us are immune to the environment that surrounds us. We are part of the society that
we are fighting to change, and we cannot absolve ourselves of our role in it.
Graphic: Police brutality, Classism, Gun violence, Transphobia, Toxic relationship, Miscarriage, Blood, Hate crime, Xenophobia, Sexism, Domestic abuse, Pregnancy, Medical trauma, and Racism
Moderate: Eating disorder, Violence, Bullying, Sexual harassment, Child abuse, Ableism, Rape, Murder, Slavery, Sexual violence, Child death, Death, Cultural appropriation, Fatphobia, Kidnapping, and Drug use
Minor: Pedophilia, Trafficking, Stalking, Mass/school shootings, Mental illness, Homophobia, Suicide, Islamophobia, and Abortion
bootsmom3's review
3.0
Moderate: Eating disorder, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Gun violence, Pregnancy, and Sexual assault
Minor: Abortion, Classism, Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, and Death of parent
crybabybea's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Sexism, Misogyny, and Racism
Moderate: Eating disorder, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Police brutality, and Abortion
lxghtacademia's review
3.75
Graphic: Misogyny, Classism, Violence, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Racism, Sexual harassment, and Sexism
sydneybedell's review
4.5
Graphic: Racism, Misogyny, and Sexism
Moderate: Cultural appropriation, Xenophobia, Hate crime, Ableism, Transphobia, Sexual assault, Homophobia, Gun violence, Eating disorder, Domestic abuse, and Classism
Minor: Abortion, Pregnancy, and Miscarriage
crazytourists_books's review against another edition
3.0
I am a white, European (greek living in the UK for the past 7 years), cis, heterosexual, middle class, woman with a higher education degree (PhD) and a mother of two.
I know I am privileged, and even biased on occasions (it is hard work to try and navigate in the world in a different manner than you were taught since birth, but a work worth doing might I add) and I do believe that there is one kind of feminism. And that is intersectional feminism. If not intersectional, then it is not feminism.
It was hard for me to relate with the book, not because I don't (mostly) agree with what the author says, but because the US reality is very far from my reality. The only knowledge I have for the life struggles in that part of the world is through articles and books, documentaries and films. And the more I read, the more I realise that things are much harder than most people think.
There were a few things in the book that I don't agree with but I am not sure if I want to include them in my "review" here. And that's because I am not sure if the reason is my privilege, my lack of knowledge about the US life realities, or my different point of view (privileged or not).
My biggest problem with it, was its poor editing. It was more like a stream of consciousness, quite hard to follow.
An interesting book nevertheless
Graphic: Police brutality, Racism, and Sexism
Moderate: Eating disorder
Minor: Domestic abuse
whitej18's review
3.5
Graphic: Hate crime, Sexual assault, Racism, Racial slurs, Mental illness, Gun violence, Suicide attempt, and Rape
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Addiction, Pregnancy, Gun violence, Genocide, Xenophobia, Toxic relationship, and Alcoholism
Minor: Eating disorder, Abandonment, Drug abuse, Transphobia, and Toxic relationship
epinyan's review
4.5
Graphic: Misogyny and Racism
Moderate: Eating disorder, Miscarriage, and Police brutality
Minor: Domestic abuse and Gun violence
adrianajimenez's review
Graphic: Miscarriage
Moderate: Ableism, Abortion, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Hate crime, Medical trauma, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Infertility, Sexual harassment, and War
herownbeat's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Abortion, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Transphobia, Miscarriage, and Sexism
Moderate: Police brutality
Minor: Medical trauma and Bullying