Reviews tagging 'Violence'

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

40 reviews

madisonfrank's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Abortion, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infertility, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Violence

margotnelson's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.0

This book was one of the most eye-opening lenses into feminism I've read. The information was presented succinctly without being overwhelming, but definitely provides pages and pages of evidence, statistics, and historical facts to illustrate the need for intersectional feminism that centers Black women in particular, and communities of color in general. A great reference book, and a great intro into the huge topic of intersectional feminism and how feminism could and should pave the way to a better world. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Biphobia, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Islamophobia, Mass/school shootings, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Medical trauma, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, and Violence

fionac326's review

informative medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Police brutality, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Abortion, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racism, Transphobia, and Violence

muchadoaboutliz's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Ableism, Abortion, Addiction, Body shaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Hate crime, Medical content, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Violence, and Xenophobia

bgoodbookclub's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

4.0

Coming from recently reading Pushout, I was happy that this book read easier and not like a textbook. It is chocked full of information that is important for anyone and everyone to read. I loved the way that it was broken down into shorter chapters that focused specifically on one topic so that it was easier to digest. Mikki Kendall prefaces in the introduction that she will not be nice about the topics and I truly appreciated the honesty and transparency. This is a must read for anyone looking to educate themselves and I can see myself revisiting this book to continue learning. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Abortion, Racism, Violence, and Police brutality

morganperks's review against another edition

challenging informative slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Abortion, Addiction, Bullying, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Islamophobia, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Murder, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual assault, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, and Xenophobia

ashleycmms's review against another edition

informative medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Abortion, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infertility, Medical content, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Police brutality, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexism, Sexual violence, Slavery, Toxic relationship, and Violence

isabellarob73's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective fast-paced

4.0

Really important piece of feminist literature. Forces readers to examine how poverty,race,education,health, etc are feminist issues. Some parts felt a little repetitive, but overall a really good read. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abortion, Ableism, Body shaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Police brutality, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, and Violence

turtledoingyogagmailcom's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Violence, and Xenophobia

evelynn's review against another edition

informative reflective medium-paced

4.75

I was about 13 or 14 when I first learned what feminism was, supposedly. My relationship with feminism since (I am now 21) has changed dramatically. I once asked my older brother why he would not identify as a feminist either... in short, he said the modern feminist movement is all over the place and that "back then" the different waves had more focused goals, like suffrage or abortion. Since then I have some books either on feminism and it makes so much sense why he sees it that way. 

What I enjoyed so much about this book is it forces us to challenge not only white feminism and white s*premacy, but to ask ourselves what is actually being centered in feminism altogether, especially to those who consider ourselves allies not just to women who look like us. This book helps us all learn about how white s*premacy, cissexism, classism, and other isms have seeped into every aspect of women's lives (cis, trans, gnc), aspects we do not necessarily consider feminist because some of the most sensationalized feminist topics include abortion, sexual objectification, or gender roles. Instead, or rather more fiercely, we need to address, discuss, and combat issues of survival for ALL women such as gun violence, poverty and a lack of quality healthcare. 

This book is for everyone also who thinks that just because we aren't Karens, that we can't embody some characteristics of Karens in feminism. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism

Minor: Racial slurs, Suicide, Violence, and Xenophobia