Reviews tagging 'Racial slurs'

Belly of the Beast: The Politics of Anti-Fatness as Anti-Blackness by Da’Shaun Harrison

8 reviews

monstrouscosmos's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

4.75

definitely a hard listen, but I'm glad to have done it. while there is some historical rooting I appreciate that it mostly stayed in the realm of contemporary experience (the author's own and those of others). I think it's a necessary read for anyone interested in embodied experiences broadly (but esp along intersections of race, gender, and age). 

I did read the content warnings on Storygraph, but I really would have benefitted from content notes with chapters at the beginning of the book or at the beginning of chapters. I still would have listened, but I'd have been better prepared to do so. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Fatphobia, Pedophilia, Death, Eating disorder, Ableism, Body shaming, Murder, Racial slurs, Child abuse, Grief, Hate crime, Police brutality, and Racism

Moderate: Transphobia, Colonisation, Classism, and Dysphoria

jess_always_reading's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective tense fast-paced

4.75

A great read/listen that makes connections between anti-fatness/fat hatred, anti-Blackness, and transphobia. Harrison uses a blend of scientific and historical data and direct experience (their own and that of other Black Fat trans folks) to illustrate the breadth and depth of oppressions experienced by Black trans Fat folks, with a particular focus on the masc community. I highly recommend this for anyone working on challenging their internal biases!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Fatphobia, and Transphobia

eliya's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective fast-paced

5.0

fantastic read. informative and not too dense to where it is difficult to process the information. i learned so much. de’schaun harrison writes in a way that is conversational yet obviously so informative. it felt like i was listening to one of my really smart friends talk. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Pedophilia, Gun violence, Genocide, Pandemic/Epidemic, Murder, Medical trauma, Racism, Misogyny, Death, Violence, Slavery, Racial slurs, Adult/minor relationship, Medical content, Fatphobia, Sexism, Physical abuse, Transphobia, Homophobia, and Hate crime

remimicha's review

fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Murder, Body shaming, Medical content, Police brutality, Sexism, Genocide, Colonisation, Fatphobia, Racism, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Transphobia, Medical trauma, Death, and Classism

zombiezami's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Racism, Fatphobia, and Police brutality

Moderate: Child abuse, Rape, Medical content, Medical trauma, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Slavery, Sexual content, Misogyny, Racial slurs, and Pedophilia

Minor: Blood, Suicide, and Colonisation

Eugenics

arsenic_'s review

informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Slavery, Police brutality, Sexual assault, Fatphobia, Transphobia, Murder, and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Xenophobia, Medical trauma, Racial slurs, and Sexual violence

chaoticnostalgia's review

informative reflective slow-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Transphobia, Fatphobia, Police brutality, Violence, and Racism

Moderate: Racial slurs

random19379's review

dark emotional informative fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexism, Body shaming, Racial slurs, Transphobia, and Rape