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vaekay's review against another edition
4.0
That said, I want to read more of Gay's more recent work to see how her voice and ideas have grown and changed in the last 10 years.
Graphic: Outing, Rape, Toxic relationship, Violence, Sexual violence, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Racial slurs, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Child abuse, Confinement, Medical content, Murder, Bullying, Death, Dysphoria, Hate crime, Sexism, Body shaming, Cursing, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Slavery, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Abortion and Homophobia
Minor: Islamophobia, Religious bigotry, Ableism, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Genocide
snowiceblackfruit77's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Police brutality, Body shaming, Sexual violence, Racism, Misogyny, Rape, Addiction, Child abuse, Violence, Bullying, and Murder
florizona's review against another edition
2.25
Graphic: Bullying, Rape, and Racial slurs
Minor: Fatphobia, Hate crime, Police brutality, Sexual violence, Slavery, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Body shaming, Mental illness, Abortion, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Outing, Racism, Sexual content, and Sexism
itszosia's review against another edition
4.25
Moderate: Rape, Sexism, and Racism
Minor: Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Police brutality, Murder, Fatphobia, Misogyny, and Hate crime
leweylibrary's review against another edition
3.75
It is fascinating thinking about how these essays were written almost ten years ago and so many of the issues they deal with are still just as prevalent now. And not in a fun way, in a depressing way.
Graphic: Slavery, Rape, Racism, Racial slurs, Police brutality, Murder, Misogyny, Fatphobia, and Abortion
Moderate: Toxic relationship and Eating disorder
ginimeh's review against another edition
2.5
There were a lot of points where I thought "if I read this as a teen back when it was published I'd be able to take so much from it" and some thoughts and sentences are a welcomed gift for the next arguments I'll have with sexists or racists but further than that it didn't give me much. The only thing I really take away from it is that 2014 was still a year when "being feminist" meant to be a woman, to only talk about two genders, to mix up liking a specific color and shaving your legs is the same as supporting being a bad feminist. Honestly the last chapter accomplished to ruin the book for me. 2014 is almost a decade ago but if you write a book about feminism (no matter if it's about your perspective or the lense of media and society) I think one should look at the big scope of privilege and not only brush them while talking about two main points or axes of intersectionality. But maybe I'm putting to much responsibility on the author and thereby proof her point that we expect a lot from feminism.
Also I read it in German and the translation were horribly stiff sometimes.
Moderate: Hate crime, Murder, Police brutality, Slavery, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Physical abuse, Drug use, Misogyny, Racism, Sexual harassment, Violence, Cultural appropriation, Rape, and Sexual assault
lubarbara's review against another edition
3.0
Sin embargo, hay experiencias universales que vivimos todas las mujeres y se encuentran muy bien retratadas. La invitación a cuestionarnos, pero a ser más pacientes y amorosas con nosotras mismas es muy clara y necesaria.
Graphic: Sexual assault, Rape, Misogyny, Sexism, Slavery, and Racial slurs
Moderate: Child death, Murder, and Hate crime
kia_y_k's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Murder, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mass/school shootings, Misogyny, Racism, Violence, Slavery, and Xenophobia
taviarz's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Rape, Violence, Police brutality, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Gun violence, Racism, Murder, Misogyny, and Death
beca_reads's review against another edition
3.5
I went into this thinking it was going to be more statistical based but was more so Gay's personal journey with being a feminist while drawing on feminist research and global events To begin with I was not so sure on the writing style but I think maybe some of the earlier essay's were just weaker than some of the later essay's in the book. I did really enjoy how Gay talked about literature and other forms of the media throughout the book, It's left me with lots of good recommendations to read or watch and added a critical lens to media I've already consumed.
Graphic: Biphobia, Police brutality, Ableism, Body shaming, Racism, Hate crime, Homophobia, Colonisation, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Rape, Lesbophobia, Murder, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Classism, Islamophobia, and Misogyny