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anniesher23's review
4.0
I can’t say I was really surprised by the information in this book. I feel like I see “manosphere” ideas in watered down forms just in my day to day interactions with men and in the media. I was a little disappointed that Bates didn’t address this or really acknowledge that there is a wide spectrum of woman-hating, and that the subtle forms need to be addressed too. Maybe that’s a different book, though. And Bates does consistently show how easy it is for men and boys to fall into the influence of the manosphere, how prevalent women-haters are, and how much influence they have over people and institutions of power.
The point I appreciated the most was Bates’s argument that the manosphere is incredibly shrewd, organized, and coordinated to attract the most members and exert the most influence it can. There is a huge amount of privilege that the manosphere and white supremacist movements get in being seen as the fringe lone wolves, and it’s not something we afford Islamist terror groups, for example, as Bates points out. She rightly argues how dangerous it is to ignore this when it comes to women-hating movements. This was the point I hadn’t thought about before, and I think it’s something we need to talk about more.
I can’t decide how I feel about how much compassion Bates has for men and boys being seduced by the manosphere. She constantly mentions how these people are struggling and we need to address that. She’s right and we do, and I get that her aim in this is to attack this problem at the source. That’s all fair, but women and gender non-conforming people struggle too, and we haven’t created these massively coordinated and destructive movements; we’re the victims of them. So when most of the compassion in this book is going to the perpetrators, it gets annoying.
Graphic: Antisemitism, Homophobia, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Racism, Rape, and Sexual harassment
laurareadsbig's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Sexism, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Racism, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Hate crime, Mass/school shootings, Antisemitism, Domestic abuse, Violence, and Gun violence
_caramel_'s review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Bullying, Fatphobia, Grief, Gun violence, Lesbophobia, Mass/school shootings, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Mental illness, Racism, Hate crime, Sexual violence, Rape, Body shaming, Toxic relationship, Homophobia, Misogyny, Murder, Sexism, Stalking, Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, Gaslighting, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Islamophobia, Abortion, Child death, and Child abuse
Minor: Racial slurs
pich's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Sexism, Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Mass/school shootings, Rape, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Antisemitism, Islamophobia, and Racism
stabilesero's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Sexism, Sexual assault, Bullying, Racism, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Murder, Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Sexual harassment, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, and Violence
Moderate: Homophobia
vinett's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Biphobia, Misogyny, Stalking, Sexual violence, Racism, Xenophobia, Sexual assault, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Lesbophobia, Transphobia, Suicidal thoughts, Fatphobia, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Body shaming, Rape, Islamophobia, Homophobia, Bullying, Violence, Sexual harassment, Murder, Mental illness, and Gaslighting
queencarolrules's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexism, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Racial slurs and Racism
bruhbruh's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Racism, Homophobia, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Islamophobia, Mass/school shootings, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
livcab's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Rape, Misogyny, Murder, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Racial slurs, Racism, Hate crime, Sexual assault, Mental illness, Mass/school shootings, Gun violence, Death, Sexual violence, and Bullying
Moderate: Islamophobia
meat_muffin's review
4.0
Graphic: Fatphobia, Hate crime, Homophobia, Bullying, Sexism, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Racism, Mass/school shootings, Xenophobia, and Islamophobia
Moderate: Sexual violence, Rape, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, and Stalking