Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Men Who Hate Women by Laura Bates

41 reviews

madelinequinnee's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

This is an incredibly informative and important book that i recommend everyone reads. Bates offers an accessible and gripping look into the world of misogyny and sexism, especially in online spaces, that shows all the ways in which the world still often times turns a blind eye or even unactively supports misogyny. 

This is a rather heavy book, with discussions around sexual assault, murder and harassment, but I think it’s incredibly important to read if you feel you can handle those topics. The author uses a mixture of her own experiences, interviews with other victims, academics and activists, and her own research into the world of online misogyny to create a concise discussion about sexism and what the world can do to tackle it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Lesbophobia, Mass/school shootings, Rape, Suicide, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Body shaming, Sexual harassment, Transphobia, Violence, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Religious bigotry, Trafficking, Injury/Injury detail, Bullying, Hate crime, Islamophobia, Abortion, Misogyny, Murder, Racism, Antisemitism, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Sexism, and Xenophobia

jeggert10's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful informative medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing

Moderate: Murder, Rape, Misogyny, Hate crime, Sexual violence, Sexism, Gun violence, Violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, and Mass/school shootings

Minor: Racial slurs, Transphobia, Religious bigotry, Islamophobia, Mental illness, Abortion, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Antisemitism, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Infidelity, Lesbophobia, Racism, Stalking, and Xenophobia

xwritingstoriesx's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Violence, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Mass/school shootings, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, Rape, and Sexism

lucyrudd's review

dark informative tense medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Misogyny, Murder, Sexism, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Mass/school shootings, and Rape

gommette's review against another edition

informative reflective slow-paced

4.0

Livre très intéressant, parle d'un sujet que je connaissais pas assez mais la structure rend la lecture assez fastidieuse (+ de 6 mois) parce que les arguments sont pas organisés de manière répétitive dans leur structure. Les arguments sont très bien justifiés ( ou démontés) et des propositions sont apportées pour changer la société. Peut être compliqué à lire parce que la violence des zhoms est citée telle quelle.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Drug abuse, Rape, Bullying, Homophobia, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Domestic abuse, and Physical abuse

_caramel_'s review

challenging dark informative sad slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Fatphobia, Grief, Gun violence, Lesbophobia, Mass/school shootings, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Mental illness, Racism, Hate crime, Sexual violence, Rape, Body shaming, Toxic relationship, Homophobia, Misogyny, Murder, Sexism, Stalking, Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, Gaslighting, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Islamophobia, Abortion, Child death, and Child abuse

Minor: Racial slurs

bbloughlin's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative sad tense slow-paced

4.0

Overall, I really enjoyed this book. It is definitely one that had to be read in small chunks. This book was extremely informed and real but definitely hard to stomach at times. If you have any desire to grow in your understanding of extreme misogyny and its foundations, this is the book to read. 

As somebody who works with college aged men, this book was super informative to some casual comments and underlying sentiments I encounter. If you work with young  and men in any capacity, I highly recommend this book.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Rape, Sexual violence, Stalking, Sexual assault, Violence, Sexual harassment, Hate crime, and Misogyny

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Bullying

clarawmarcia's review against another edition

informative inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Domestic abuse, Violence, Stalking, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Death, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Sexism, Rape, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Mass/school shootings, Gun violence, and Emotional abuse

stabilesero's review

challenging dark informative sad tense slow-paced

5.0

An incredibly important and relevant read. As part of a very online generation, I knew a little about the communities online that breed misogynistic views and opinions but I never knew how much of an impact it had on society and "offline" in the real world. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Sexism, Sexual assault, Bullying, Racism, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Murder, Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Sexual harassment, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, and Violence

Moderate: Homophobia

vinett's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad fast-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Misogyny, Stalking, Sexual violence, Racism, Xenophobia, Sexual assault, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Lesbophobia, Transphobia, Suicidal thoughts, Fatphobia, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Body shaming, Rape, Islamophobia, Homophobia, Bullying, Violence, Sexual harassment, Murder, Mental illness, and Gaslighting