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noscalangaeaf's review
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
a truly beautiful book. Mary Beard is so mother.
Minor: Rape, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment
freyaboobac's review against another edition
emotional
informative
reflective
fast-paced
4.25
Graphic: Sexism and Violence
Moderate: Sexual violence, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Suicide
iinasomnia's review against another edition
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Rape, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Bullying, Violence, and Suicide
Minor: Death
ginameix's review
challenging
informative
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
An excellent lecture by the wonderful Mary Beard on how our definitions of power and public speech are stacked in favor of men and how they have been since the ancient world.
Moderate: Rape
Minor: Blood, Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Violence
Beard alludes to and retells several stories from the ancient world including Medusa and Philomela that include blood, death, etc. She also includes several anticodtes about sexism in current social media and threats to women.
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