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

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bearystarry's review

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challenging informative medium-paced

4.0

A great book for confronting White Feminism in yourself if you've never done that before, and a good reminder for those of us that have already been trying to confront these things.

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lottie1803's review

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challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced

5.0


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ienbdri's review against another edition

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challenging informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.25

So, so important but it took me ages to bring myself to finish this

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redrosemoth's review against another edition

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challenging informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.25

A must read. This book is the friend that tells you you have something stuck in your teeth. 

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rieviolet's review against another edition

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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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voxelbee's review against another edition

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challenging emotional informative medium-paced

5.0


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samarawylie's review against another edition

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challenging informative inspiring slow-paced

5.0


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margotnelson's review against another edition

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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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turtledoingyogagmailcom's review against another edition

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challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

5.0


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babayagaofficial's review against another edition

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challenging informative reflective medium-paced

3.75


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