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Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches by Audre Lorde

peytondani's review against another edition

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5.0

incredible essays. i recommend this book to everyone, especially women. the lack of intersectionality in feminism on the basis of race, sexuality, and identity is not a new issue and while it’s making progress, there’s a lot of room
to grow. audre lorde’s words are very powerful on the subject. while she largely looks through the scope of intersectional feminism, the values and ideas in these essays can be applied to a universal range of goals when it comes to social justice and making the world a better place for everyone, regardless of our varying differences and oppressions.

crissybls's review against another edition

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informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
“My silences have not protected me. Your silence will not protect you.” 

pwalusimbi's review against another edition

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challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

avabevs's review against another edition

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emotional informative inspiring mysterious medium-paced

4.5

mariahw00ds's review against another edition

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5.0

required reading

mollief's review against another edition

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emotional informative reflective slow-paced

4.0

Prefer Audre Lorde on the page.

hicklit's review against another edition

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5.0

Sermons to chew on. Thick gristle that’s hard to swallow but necessarily vital. Should be required reading for all. For black women and women of color to find a cradle to lick their wounds in solidarity, witness horrors spoken of so factually yet eloquently, that they be used as knowledge instead of something to leave on the plate. For white women a lot may go over your head but with slow meandering around the visceral corners of reality outside of your privilege, you may take in more than you choose to know but could help in the long run, reduce the horrors we face with you blind. For black men to get a peek inside your part in playing the involuntary trope to the benefit of the white man and the detriment of black women, but also for growth, for salve, for solidarity with us as black women. For white men… well the ones that are open to saving lol, just shut up and listen.

tonsillitis's review against another edition

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challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

mackinseyjoy's review against another edition

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challenging emotional informative medium-paced

5.0

readcaffeinated's review against another edition

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informative medium-paced

5.0