Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay

45 reviews

emwgrace's review against another edition

funny hopeful informative fast-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual violence, Sexism, Racism, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Misogyny, Slavery, Homophobia, Police brutality, and Violence

Minor: Racial slurs

cassielaj's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

Roxane Gay’s authorial voice is powerful, honest, and unlike any other. Her perspectives on everything from Scrabble to reproductive rights are poignant, hilarious, and absolutely as necessary today as they were in 2015. Everyone should read this. And Bahni Turpin’s narration in the audiobook is spectacular. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Misogyny, Rape, Police brutality, Sexism, Transphobia, Racial slurs, and Cursing

There are essays in this book that are challenging and cover tragic content, but Gay does so in a very compassionate way with a great deal of care.

taviarz's review against another edition

slow-paced

4.0

Good for an intro to media analysis and how it intersects with gender, race, and politics.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Violence, Police brutality, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Gun violence, Racism, Murder, Misogyny, and Death

bi_n_large's review

challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Abortion, Medical trauma, Sexual violence, and Misogyny

beca_reads's review against another edition

informative reflective medium-paced

3.5

I feel that younger me would of appreciated this. I wish I had read this a few years ago when I was first starting to explore feminist writing, It lays down the foundations and some nuance to the each topic that is explored. I would definitely recommend this book to people just starting out in reading feminist nonfiction as the writing is accessible, and explores a variety of topics from education to the music industry. 
 I went into this thinking it was going to be more statistical based but was more so Gay's personal journey with being a feminist while drawing on feminist research and global events To begin with I was not so sure on the writing style but  I think maybe some of the earlier essay's were just weaker than some of the later essay's in the book. I did really enjoy how Gay talked about literature and other forms of the media throughout the book, It's left me with lots of good recommendations to read or watch and added a critical lens to media I've already consumed.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Police brutality, Ableism, Body shaming, Racism, Hate crime, Homophobia, Colonisation, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Rape, Lesbophobia, Murder, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Classism, Islamophobia, and Misogyny

mydearwatsonbooks's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Fatphobia, Domestic abuse, Abortion, and Sexism

Moderate: Racial slurs and Pregnancy

Minor: Ableism

Use of r-word; references to Bill Cosby, Sherman Alexis, and Dave Chappelle (not in trouble at time of publication; references to Jerry Sandusky, Richard Pryor, Daniel Tosh, Robin Thicke, and others

charmainekim's review against another edition

challenging funny informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abortion, Sexism, Racism, Hate crime, Rape, and Misogyny

its_j's review

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Rape, Racial slurs, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Racism, Police brutality, Misogyny, and Medical trauma

chacepaulson's review

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism and Racism

Moderate: Sexual assault

laurenleigh's review

dark emotional funny informative fast-paced

4.5

I enjoyed the breadth and complexity of this essay collection. Gay discusses such a wide variety of topics, touching on reality television, pop culture, literary criticism, modern journalism, body autonomy, Black artistry, slave narratives, personal memoir, and what it means to be a woman in today’s world. One common theme throughout these topics was Gay’s ability to uphold opposing views simultaneously. She is able to make a strong, cohesive argument, but she never does so without acknowleding or considering the other side. For example, she can explain how Django Unchained is in many ways a racist movie, but still commend the acting and editing. She can celebrate a feminist text while pointing out its flaws. She can enjoy a catchy song and also condemn its sexism. It’s easy to pick a side and decide that’s the only way. Dualistic thinking comes naturally to us. But to make a strong argument while also exploring the nuances of the issue is much more interesting to me. The book overall made me want to write more! It reminded me of what I used to strive for in my own essay writing back in college. My only struggle with this text was that it started to feel very heavy. These are topics that require discussion for sure, but I should have taken breaks in between the essays. I wonder what it would read like if the lighter essays were more interspersed to break up the heavier ones.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Violence, Sexism, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Racial slurs, Slavery, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Homophobia, and Abortion