Reviews tagging 'Ableism'

The Right to Sex: Feminism in the Twenty-First Century by Amia Srinivasan

2 reviews

ivi_reads_books's review

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

The book explores among other topics why thinking in absolutes like 'I believe her' perpetuate injustice. It looks at the intersectionality of gender, sex, race, social status, ability etc. and ties them all together in a compelling way. 
I was unsure whether I should read the book because I usually get bored with philosiphical texts but this one held my attention

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Physical abuse, Murder, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Classism, Abortion, Mass/school shootings, Violence, Homophobia, Hate crime, Body shaming, Misogyny, Biphobia, Slavery, Sexism, Police brutality, Sexual harassment, Lesbophobia, Colonisation, Gun violence, Suicide, Sexual violence, Rape, Racism, Sexual assault, Ableism, and Alcohol

random19379's review

challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Violence, Racial slurs, Rape, and Racism

Minor: Ableism