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Reviews tagging 'Genocide'
Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories from the Twenty-First Century by Alice Wong
10 reviews
maeverose's review against another edition
This is the second time I’ve attempted to read this - the first time was via audio and I retained very little of it - this time my ebook copy was due back to the library.
I’m not sure if I’ll attempt to read it again, hence why I’m marking it as a dnf instead of putting it back on my tbr as I normally would. I think this book is important and has a lot to offer, especially if you want an insight into the lives of actual disabled people telling their own story, as opposed to inspo porn books/movies made by non-disabled people — It just put me in a bad mood every time I picked it up. I’m currently going through a lot regarding my own disabilities, so it made me feel a bit hopeless.
Graphic: Ableism, Body shaming, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, Medical trauma, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Colonisation
Moderate: Alcoholism, Cancer, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, and Religious bigotry
Minor: Drug abuse and Islamophobia
Graphic: eugenics, infanticide, incarceration, Moderate: forced sterilization. Also, there are content warnings listed for some of the essays in the collection, but I felt that some of them missed things that should’ve been listed, so be aware of that. I also am likely missing content warnings in my review, as I didn’t read the whole book.zombiezami's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Ableism, Cancer, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Hate crime, Mental illness, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Torture, Police brutality, Grief, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Physical abuse, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Murder, and Pregnancy
Minor: Excrement and Abortion
yourfavavery's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Ableism, Body shaming, Chronic illness, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Fatphobia, Genocide, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
laupm's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Mental illness, Racism, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Classism
atuin's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Ableism, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Genocide, Mental illness, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Excrement, Police brutality, Medical content, Medical trauma, Abortion, and Sexual harassment
ageckocalledachilles's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Transphobia, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Acephobia/Arophobia, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Colonisation
Moderate: Genocide, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, and Abandonment
Minor: Miscarriage
elizabethkore's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Ableism, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Forced institutionalization, Islamophobia, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Police brutality, Stalking, Suicide attempt, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Vomit
leahlovesloslibros's review against another edition
4.0
A pleasant surprise while reading this book is that I found some validation of my own. I have spent years dealing with impostor syndrome surrounding some of my own disabilities, especially since they are not considered disabilities by all individuals. This book really helped me realize that my disabilities are not only real, but valid. I want to help bring more awareness to both visible and invisible disabilities. We [individuals with disabilities] deserve that.
Graphic: Ableism
Moderate: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, and Colonisation
Additional CW/TW: erasure, incarceration, intersectionality, child neglect, poison, natural disasters Rep: AAPI, BIPOC, disabled, trans, nonbinary, aceforeverinastory's review against another edition
5.0
CWs from each story as provided by the contributor:
Unspeakable Conversations: eugenics, infanticide, assisted suicide.
There's a Mathematical Equation that Proves I'm Ugly: bullying, suicidal ideation.
The Erasure of Indigenous People in Chronic Illness: settler colonialism, genocide, racism, sexism, ableism, erasure, sexual assault, violence, suicide, suicidal ideation.
The Isolation of Being Deaf in Prison: sexual assault, language deprivation, isolation, incarceration, trauma, audism.
Common Cyborg: hate, misogyny, harassment, rape threats, death threats, racism, suicide, sterilization, ableism, eugenics.
We Can't Go Back: institutionalization, abuse.
Last but Not Least: body shaming, groping, sexual harassment.
The Antiabortion Bill You Aren't Hearing About: bodily autonomy, eugenics, ableism, trauma, sexual assault, medical trauma, objectification, carceral state, sterilization.
Incontinence is a Public Health Issue...: suicidal ideation, bullying, body shaming, infantilization.
Failing/Burning: suffering, medication, spoilers for Hannah Gadsby's Nanette.
Lost Cause: abuse, racism, ableist language, child neglect, torture, poisoning, self-harm.
Disability Solidarity: state violence, anti-Blackness, racism, ableism, audism, police brutality, incarceration, murder, white supremacy.
Time's Up for Me, Too: sexual assault, intimate partner violence, abuse, trauma.
Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Infertility, Mental illness, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Abortion, Acephobia/Arophobia, Murder, Pregnancy, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail
autumn_alwaysreadingseason's review against another edition
4.0
Favorites:
"There's a Mathematical Equation that Proves I'm Ugly" by Ariel Henley
"The Erasure of Indigenous People in Chronic Illness" by Jen Deerinwater
"Radical Visibility" by Sky Cubacub
"Guide Dogs Don't Lead People. We Wander As One" by Haben Girma
"Imposter Syndrome and Parenting with a Disability" by Jessica Slice
"Incontinence is a Public Health Issue - And We Need to Talk About It" bu Mari Ramsawakh
"The Fearless Benjamin Lay" by Eugene Grant
"Love Means Never Having to Say... Anything" by Jamison Hill
Moderate: Ableism, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship