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

6 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

tanya_mahadwar's review

challenging informative reflective slow-paced

4.5

Definitely a book that everyone should be reading. A bit dense and hard to read (in part due to the weight of the subject) at times, but jam packed with thought provoking questions that will genuinely make you ponder the state of “Post Me-Too” feminism. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Homophobia, Mental illness, Abortion, Child abuse, Sexism, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Violence, Colonisation, Racism, Gaslighting, Pedophilia, Police brutality, and Mass/school shootings

ellenbridge_'s review against another edition

dark hopeful informative inspiring fast-paced

5.0

Amazingly insightful book I love the way she talks and analyses things
Chapter on porn I found the most interesting and informative
Love the new or new to me take on sex and how it works in every layer of our society 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Rape, Sexual violence, and Misogyny

Moderate: Police brutality, Suicide attempt, Transphobia, Abortion, Physical abuse, and Violence

karol99's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective slow-paced

3.75

Took me way to long to finish it. I enjoyed the first half of the book, but then found myself starting and finishing as I never gravitated to finish this. Happy I did though! It was a very informative and interesting read. Definitely wish I has read it back when I was writing my dissertation, it would be really good as a reference!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Sexism, Domestic abuse, Rape, Racism, Physical abuse, Miscarriage, Medical trauma, Forced institutionalization, Colonisation, Classism, Child abuse, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Infertility, Hate crime, Deportation, Medical content, Police brutality, Misogyny, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Colonisation, Deportation, Pedophilia, Medical content, Xenophobia, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Religious bigotry, and Pregnancy

joice's review

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

I picked up this book after reading the titular essay (after reading "The Aptness of Anger" in a class), and I'm so glad I did! I absolutely love how Srinivasan writes -- she's engaging and accessible, asks a lot of questions, and doesn't always end up with a concrete stance at the end. The book left me with a lot to think about and imagine on my own, and I'm looking forward to reading it again in a couple years when I might know a little more about the topics in it. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Rape, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Misogyny, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Transphobia, Mass/school shootings, and Hate crime

youngsupernovas's review against another edition

challenging reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence