Reviews tagging 'Racism'

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

96 reviews

vampire_burrito's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Misogyny, Abortion, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Sexism, and Eating disorder

velsbooknook's review against another edition

informative inspiring

 This book was eye-opening. I learned a lot about intersectional feminism and it dealt with so many important topics in some ways I did not think about before. Some parts sadly felt very repetitive and I got lost because there were so many ideas and thoughts, floating around one topic.
I also did not enjoy the writing style. The author wrote in the beginning that she is unapologetic but the way some paragraphs were written just didn't sit right with me. I also had to skip chapter "Reproductive Justice, Eugenics, and Maternal Mortality", due to trigger warnings, which is a bummer because I was very interested in that topic.
It still is a very insightful and interesting book, it just didn't work out the way for me I wish it had. 

I was thinking for a long time whether I want to post a review or not. This is by no means a bad review about the book or its contents it simply didn't work out for me. As a white, cis woman I'm trying my best to educate myself and learn how to be a better ally. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Sexual assault, Miscarriage, Racism, Sexism, and Gun violence

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.

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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

aharper's review against another edition

informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Toxic relationship, Sexism, Miscarriage, Gun violence, Hate crime, Abortion, and Misogyny

kmarkus15's review

challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Domestic abuse, and Gun violence

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! 

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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

forrestalexander's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Misogyny, and Racism

horizonous's review against another edition

informative medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Toxic relationship, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Gun violence, Police brutality, Blood, Eating disorder, Miscarriage, Sexual violence, and Transphobia

Minor: Infidelity, Sexism, Ableism, Drug abuse, Child abuse, and Sexual harassment

greatexpectations77's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

I want to carry this around like a holy book. I want to write a year-long monthly book club guide that goes through this book one chapter at a time. Like. god. wow. I feel like you could learn something new every time you read it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Racism, Sexism, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Gun violence, Infertility, Abortion, Miscarriage, Addiction, Drug use, Eating disorder, and Domestic abuse

nataliegray's review

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Racial slurs, Police brutality, Transphobia, Racism, and Misogyny

Moderate: Hate crime, Abortion, Gun violence, Homophobia, Infertility, Medical trauma, and Miscarriage