Reviews tagging 'Fatphobia'

My Body by Emily Ratajkowski

24 reviews

arthur_ant18's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Sexual harassment, Misogyny, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Alcohol, Fatphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, and Rape

Minor: Drug abuse, Forced institutionalization, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, and Medical content

libraryofbooks's review

reflective medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Body shaming, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Rape, Pregnancy, Misogyny, Fatphobia, and Eating disorder

chrissisbookclub's review against another edition

challenging informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Terminal illness and Toxic relationship

ntvenessa's review

challenging reflective medium-paced

2.5

Fascinating and incisive, but doesn't push quite far enough. Ratajkowski distills so well what it means to capitalise off your image by leveraging the male gaze. There are power dynamics and tension underlying her relationship with her own body as a result of selling her image in a landscape where beauty is defined by a white, cis-hetero patriarchy. This collection of essays is deeply personal and generous, although the temporal context is sometimes confusing to follow. There does some to be a deliberate shying away from what her work means to other women, especially young girls, who are subject to the beauty standards she reinforces. This shortsightedness is laid in stark contrast with the tenacity and heart found unmistakably in the rest of her essays, particularly in her evolving relationship with her body in the context of feminism and empowerment. I really enjoyed the tender and wise reflections on her youth and how mixed messaging around her body impacted how she saw herself. However, it seems a shame not to explore further how she herself is complicit in upholding the beauty standards that have both trapped her and lent her power (although as she writes, it is only power as bestowed on her by men and not true empowerment). I suppose when you are still capitalising off the very same system, it pays to flirt around these broader notions and keep the narrative tightly focused on the matter at hand -- and she does it well. I'd be keen to see a memoir after she leaves the industry.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Body shaming, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Colonisation, Cancer, Chronic illness, and Fatphobia

Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, Death, Addiction, and Suicide attempt

lmshearer's review

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Physical abuse, Rape, Fatphobia, Sexism, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

funkylitchick's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault

Moderate: Fatphobia and Eating disorder

d0505's review against another edition

informative reflective medium-paced

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexual assault, Fatphobia, and Body shaming

Moderate: Eating disorder

minnaohrner's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism and Sexual assault

Minor: Body shaming, Fatphobia, and Pregnancy

richelleski's review

challenging emotional reflective tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Body shaming, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Rape, Misogyny, Eating disorder, and Fatphobia

readingisforhotgirls's review

emotional reflective medium-paced

3.5

it’s taken me a while to really reflect on how i feel about this book, even though i feel as if it was filled with countless opportunities for self-reflection. emrata touches on topics in a new light such as femininity, the male gaze, body image, self esteem, misogyny, capitalism, the patriarchy, and more. looking back on her life as a model and other aspects, i’m left with astounding amounts sympathy for her, and anger towards male entitlement LOLLL. def not the most elaborate or articulate writing, but it is deeply personal. memoirs are beyond difficult to rate. i’ve only said good things yet i’m left with very mixed feelings? i feel as though she could have further delved into the effect that her privilege has and the way that she upholds our system’s patriarchal values. but other than that it was a good read, feminist slay yas girlboss era

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Body shaming and Fatphobia