Reviews tagging 'Racism'

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

102 reviews

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

redrosemoth's review

challenging informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.25

A must read. This book is the friend that tells you you have something stuck in your teeth. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Classism, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Violence, Abortion, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Mass/school shootings, Ableism, Hate crime, Racism, Addiction, and Police brutality

toffishay's review

challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced

4.25

Mikki Kendall is a really engaging writer. She makes these difficult topics more accessible by relating them to her experiences, those of people who she knows, and making the connections between seemingly isolated ideas. Everything is interconnected and by finding that tissue, we can better work to dismantle the systems that harm us. There are also powerful calls to action for white feminists who can be more in community with BIPOC women.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Racism, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Hate crime, Misogyny, Medical content, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Slavery, Sexual violence, Medical trauma, Sexual harassment, Pregnancy, and Classism

Minor: Self harm, Xenophobia, Suicide, Body shaming, Transphobia, and Fatphobia

clarabooksit's review against another edition

informative medium-paced

4.25

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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

thenovelmaura's review against another edition

informative medium-paced

3.5

Going to keep this review short because I see most of the top reviews for this one are exactly what I was thinking! An important book that lays out exactly how issues of class, food insecurity, gun violence, racism, and more are inherently feminist issues. 

Given that I'm not new to intersectional feminism, some parts felt basic and some illuminating. It wasn't the smoothest listening experience and I think this could have been improved if the author haven't been chosen as the narrator (even though this seems to be the norm for nonfiction). All in all, I enjoyed the straightforward tone and think this is an essential primer for anyone who is learning or deepening their knowledge of intersectionality.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Sexism

Moderate: Gun violence