Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

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

37 reviews

wanderlust_romance's review

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual violence, Addiction, Medical content, Medical trauma, Racism, Misogyny, and Classism

Minor: Gun violence, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy

bearystarry's review against another edition

challenging informative medium-paced

4.0

A great book for confronting White Feminism in yourself if you've never done that before, and a good reminder for those of us that have already been trying to confront these things.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Child death, Gun violence, Racism, Medical trauma, Murder, Classism, Police brutality, Domestic abuse, Colonisation, Sexism, Pregnancy, and Child abuse

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Mass/school shootings, Xenophobia, Genocide, Cancer, Deportation, and Abortion

gvstyris's review

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

4.25

We rarely talk about basic needs as a feminist issue. Food insecurity and access to quality education, safe neighborhoods, a living wage, and medical care are all feminist issues. Instead of a framework that focuses on helping women get basic needs met, all too often the focus is not on survival but on increasing privilege. 

This novel is so immeasurably important, not only because it offers a much needed re-framing of mainstream feminism, but because it is an absolute wake-up call for all white upper/middle class women who call themselves feminists -- myself included. 

My main takeaway was the need for us cis white women to learn how to listen and exclude ourselves from the narrative where necessary. Kendall's anecdotes were powerful and compelling, and I was repeatedly forced to sit with and analyse my discomfort.  

I've docked some points because of a couple minor issues: this novel is a bit repetitive at times and perhaps works best as an introduction to intersectional feminism. Still such a worthwhile read, and much more compelling than Allende's feminist memoir... 

Privilege not only blinds you to oppression, it blinds you to your own ignorance even when you notice the oppression.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Police brutality, and Misogyny

Moderate: Rape and Domestic abuse

Minor: Medical trauma and Miscarriage

lottie1803's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Misogyny, Cultural appropriation, Death, Drug abuse, Ableism, Abortion, Chronic illness, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Infertility, Confinement, Rape, Sexual harassment, Addiction, Child abuse, Islamophobia, Murder, Mass/school shootings, Drug use, Hate crime, War, Toxic relationship, Slavery, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Medical trauma, Transphobia, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Racial slurs, Police brutality, Racism, Physical abuse, Xenophobia, Bullying, Colonisation, and Domestic abuse

eedle_cacleberry's review

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Sexism, and Racism

Moderate: Classism, Drug use, Police brutality, and Sexual violence

Minor: Violence

brynalexa's review

informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

I love how the author used personal stories to support and give life to statistics. The audiobook was read by the author and you could feel her emotions coming though, very impactful.  The subtle and blatant call out of specific white “feminists” was almost cathartic. A very important book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Toxic relationship, and Ableism

Moderate: Misogyny, Police brutality, Gun violence, Xenophobia, Transphobia, Sexual assault, Hate crime, Abortion, Trafficking, Sexual violence, Miscarriage, Violence, Racism, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Medical trauma, Homophobia, Sexism, and Rape

hxlleann's review

informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Misogyny, Racism, Death, Eating disorder, Medical trauma, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicide, Classism, Cultural appropriation, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Slavery, Transphobia, Body shaming, Homophobia, Pregnancy, Rape, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Miscarriage, Police brutality, Abortion, Hate crime, Ableism, and Bullying

autumnk3lly's review against another edition

challenging informative tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Classism, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Ableism, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Sexual harassment, Murder, Police brutality, and Abortion

Moderate: Grief, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Cultural appropriation, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, and Cursing

Minor: Cancer

mikkiokko's review

challenging emotional informative reflective

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Eating disorder, Death, Murder, Grief, Medical trauma, Homophobia, Racism, Slavery, Miscarriage, Addiction, Gun violence, Misogyny, and Mental illness

eve81's review

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Domestic abuse, Murder, Violence, Misogyny, Bullying, Gun violence, Homophobia, Racism, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Sexual assault, Medical trauma, Rape, Slavery, and Trafficking