Reviews tagging 'Cultural appropriation'

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

9 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.

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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

rieviolet's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

At times I found the book a bit meandering and more hard to follow (but I recognize that it is mostly on me and my lacking of knowledge/expertise). For example, some of the references flew right over my head, given that they are mostly based on USA's history, society and culture/media and that I am not 100% familiar with them. 

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. 

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Content Warnings

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

sydneybedell's review

challenging informative medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

melaniekarin's review

informative medium-paced

3.5

This is a well written, well researched book. If you’re already familiar with intersectional feminism, there’s nothing here particularly new or revelatory, but it’s an excellent addition to the canon. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Cultural appropriation, Racial slurs, Ableism, Gaslighting, Miscarriage, and Racism

jenniferpalmblad's review

challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

voxelbee's review

challenging emotional informative medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Misogyny, Racism, and Sexism

Minor: Ableism, Abortion, Addiction, Cultural appropriation, Xenophobia, Violence, Transphobia, Suicide, Slavery, Sexual assault, Rape, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, Police brutality, Miscarriage, Mental illness, Mass/school shootings, Homophobia, Hate crime, and Drug abuse

lucilaroife's review

challenging emotional informative reflective slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Abortion, Addiction, Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Grief, Hate crime, Homophobia, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Transphobia, Violence, and Xenophobia

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.

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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

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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