Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

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

16 reviews

mads_jpg's review

challenging dark informative reflective medium-paced

4.75

A fantastic book on a complex but necessary subject. I learnt a lot from this book and it made me reflect on how I can be a better accomplice to marginalized women. The book was mostly accessible but my only gripe is that I sometimes found the writing style hard to understand, not sure if that's the result of how complicated the subject is or the way it was edited. Otherwise, an amazing book that everyone should read.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Eating disorder, Sexism, Violence, Classism, Gun violence, Misogyny, Police brutality, and Racism

Moderate: Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Body shaming, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Abortion, Confinement, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Deportation, Medical content, Pregnancy, Ableism, Medical trauma, Cultural appropriation, Slavery, and Colonisation

amandamarieger's review

challenging hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

This is a tough read at times, but so incredibly necessary. White feminism often makes itself out to be feminism as a whole, but there are a lot of missing pieces that this book starts to highlight. Read it! 

---

Content Warnings

Minor: Violence, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Xenophobia, Hate crime, Classism, Colonisation, Murder, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Abortion, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Deportation, Racism, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Slavery, Toxic relationship, and Transphobia

clarabooksit's review against another edition

informative medium-paced

4.25

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Racism, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Violence, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Abortion, Sexual violence, Pregnancy, Misogyny, Classism, Police brutality, Sexism, Murder, Transphobia, Ableism, Medical trauma, and Hate crime

jessthanthree's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Sexism

Moderate: Sexual violence, Violence, Gun violence, Police brutality, Body shaming, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Medical trauma, Domestic abuse, and Physical abuse

jenniferpalmblad's review

challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Abortion, Addiction, Cultural appropriation, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, and Violence

brookey8888's review

informative inspiring medium-paced

4.0

This was very interesting and informative. I loved that it wasn’t all the same topics that other feminism book talks about. For example housing. Like I don’t know if it’s just the books I’m reading but it was mostly topics not discussed which is good but also sad because people need to bring to light these topics every more. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Hate crime, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, and Police brutality

tilo's review against another edition

challenging informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

5.0

(I listened to the audiobook version.)
There wery many observations, ideas, and suggestions in this book that I found helpful for my own mindset, even when they might not have been completely new to me. It is important to note that this book does require you to be familiar with feminism, otherwise it is not as accessible. This is due to the fact that Kendall directs her words mainly to white mainstream feminists. I think anyone who considers themself a feminist should look into the ideas of this work and reflect upon them.

---

Content Warnings

Minor: Ableism, Abortion, Addiction, Body shaming, Bullying, Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Hate crime, Gun violence, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Racism, Xenophobia, Violence, Transphobia, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Slavery, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Rape, Pregnancy, Murder, Medical trauma, and Mental illness

samarawylie's review

challenging informative inspiring slow-paced

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Violence, Transphobia, Toxic relationship, Slavery, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Rape, Racism, Racial slurs, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Miscarriage, Mental illness, Mass/school shootings, Medical content, Misogyny, Islamophobia, Homophobia, Gun violence, Hate crime, Eating disorder, Cultural appropriation, Child abuse, and Alcoholism

sloanefg's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative medium-paced

3.5

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault and Physical abuse

madisonfrank's review

emotional informative reflective fast-paced

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Abortion, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infertility, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Violence