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Men Who Hate Women by Laura Bates

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jopriestley's review

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challenging informative medium-paced

4.25

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tayahmarie's review against another edition

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4.0

This book has left me stunned, speechless, and absolutely defeated. I had to laugh at the majority of hateful quotes and statements collected in here to keep from crying or getting irate! Bates breaks down the dangerous and lethal affects of extreme misogyny and how it needs to be taken seriously by the world. She does this by deep diving into the internet, and finding the most vile and inhumane posts that stem from the i***l community. As you can imagine, it was difficult to read these comments and know that there is nothing you can do about it. I will never, for the life of me, understand how some people have that much hate and poison in their heart to speak of other human beings in such a hateful way?

Moving on, I mentioned that this book left me feeling defeated. I already knew that misogyny would only be eradicated in a perfect world, but after reading this, as well as Bates’ solutions, it made it even more evident that Femicide and violence against women will always be an issue because those who can destroy it are the same ones benefitting from it. So why would you want to get rid of something that helps you out? Once this was reiterated and made strikingly clear, it felt like I was hit with a bucket of ice cold water.

The one thing that really bothered me about this book is that it only scratched the surface of how misogyny affects women of color, specifically Black women. Misogynoir is a real, complex issue. So it would’ve been nice to have quotes and statements from Black feminist leaders included. We still have a ways to go in regards to intersectionality, too. Sigh.

Final Thoughts: Overall, I think this is an important read. Extreme misogyny is a form of t*rrorism, and it needs to be talked about more and recognized as such.

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victoria_catherine_shaw's review against another edition

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dark informative slow-paced

3.5

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albie95's review against another edition

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challenging dark informative slow-paced

4.75

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tryingtoread's review against another edition

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dark informative sad medium-paced

4.5

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hanarama's review against another edition

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4.0

Book at a glance:
• Sociology
• Politics
• Gender studies
• Nonfiction

Bates explores the growing movement of misogynist men. She examines, in depth, the different communities, from incels to men's rights activists, unaligned trolls, high profile politicians and everything in between.

She argues that extreme misogyny is an entry point for other extremist movements, as well as a terrorist movement in its own right. She pushes for authorities to take the threat of these groups seriously to prevent violence. She also calls for us to offer young boys and men compassion and communication to help steer them from falling in too deep with these movements.

What I liked:
Bates fully explores the differences and similarities between all of these different groups. She clearly lays out how they interact and empower one another.

She makes clear arguments with a lot of evidence to back her claims up. She writes with passion and hope for the future, making the issue out to be urgent but not unsolvable.

What I disliked:
Bates frames the misogyny of these men as very one dimensional. She touches only briefly on the fact that misogyny affects women differently across different identities. I would have liked for her to go more in depth into the nuances of how trans women, bi and gay women, and women of color are treated differently by extreme misogynists. It feels foolish to speak mostly in generals without ever diving fully into the specifics.

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eszter_'s review against another edition

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5.0

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leaflet's review against another edition

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informative medium-paced

2.5

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rampagingrabbit's review against another edition

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4.5

This book was very hard to read. It's well written and makes very good points, but Bates does not shy away from quoting the incredibly vitriolic and simply evil things she encountered as she researched the book. I had to put the book down several times because I was shaking in rage that anyone could say those things. But I'm glad I read it. I was already familiar with most of the "manosphere" ideology covered in this book, but seeing it put together and subjected to serious feminist critique has given me a much broader perspective on the issue, especially how the ideology worms its way into mainstream discourse.

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paukinra's review against another edition

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4.0

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