Reviews tagging 'Racial slurs'

Ain't I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism by bell hooks

24 reviews

caseythereader's review against another edition

informative reflective medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Child abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Child death, Colonisation, Death, Police brutality, Sexism, Slavery, Torture, and Violence

vrede's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Misogyny, Slavery, Violence, Child abuse, Colonisation, Classism, Sexism, Trafficking, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Rape, Torture, Racism, and Emotional abuse

maggieparedesauthor's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Colonisation, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Slavery, Hate crime, Classism, Sexual violence, Genocide, Gore, Bullying, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Child death, Grief, Infidelity, Racism, Sexual harassment, Rape, Religious bigotry, Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, War, Kidnapping, Sexism, Torture, and Trafficking

jojo_'s review against another edition

informative medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Misogyny, Slavery, Classism, Racism, and Sexism

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Rape, and Sexual violence

Minor: Transphobia, Islamophobia, and Colonisation

crybabybea's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Hate crime, Sexual assault, Colonisation, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Racism, Slavery, Torture, Classism, Misogyny, Sexism, Rape, Physical abuse, and Racial slurs

nefariousbee's review against another edition

challenging reflective tense medium-paced

5.0

My first text by bell hooks and I am blown away by the nuance, the sharp eye, the eloquence, and the deep knowledge of the field. This book is just as current today as it was in the 80's, not only for the American feminists. This might be one of the most important and influential piece of literature I have ever had the pleasure to read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Sexual violence, Slavery, Racial slurs, and Sexism

schivakumaran's review against another edition

dark informative reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

This is one of those books that will stay with me forever.

How can a racist woman call herself a feminist?

Fantastic Important and a Necessary read. This was me learning and understanding a different perspective therefore I cannot comment on it in the same way I could a non fiction book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Slavery, Sexual assault, Sexism, Physical abuse, Murder, Misogyny, Hate crime, Sexual harassment, Rape, Racial slurs, Genocide, Bullying, Child death, Sexual violence, Racism, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Torture, Gun violence, Grief, and Domestic abuse

deedubb's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexism, Racial slurs, Racism, and Homophobia

liaer's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

This book was excellent. Bell hook is a wonderful writer who is an expert at the English language. It was incredibly informative and was obviously very well researched. The only reason that I didn't give it five stars is because it seemed to jump around a little for me. It followed history, examining the slave trade, then slavery, then antebellum era, and onwards. However, I felt like when she was in each of these eras she moved around a little too fast for me. I would recommend this to everyone and anyone. 

Fair warning is that there are a lot of triggering content that can be deeply upsetting. I have tried to include all of the ones I could remember in the content warnings, but please go in with the expectation that there are things that are horrific, but important to learn about. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, Slavery, Violence, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexism, Rape, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Hate crime, Gore, Death, and Colonisation

ashleycmms's review against another edition

challenging dark informative medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Sexism, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, and Racial slurs