Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

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

24 reviews

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

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

epellicci's review against another edition

challenging dark informative slow-paced

4.0

The Right to Sex is incredibly thoughtfully written. Encouraging of it's readers to really sit with the content and reflect, I felt I would have made the perfect buddy read as there was so much to unpack within each essay. I adored the way that Srinivasan was so rarely definitive - encouraging broad thinking, and sitting with new idea's regardless of your initial impressions. The book is a perfect exploration of perspective and a timely reminder to look outside of your echo chamber.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Misogyny

Moderate: Racism, Homophobia, Rape, and Sexual assault

Minor: Racial slurs

marjoleinvanderspoel's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

Super interesting, loads of Good points and takes I hadn' thought of yet. Didn't necessarily agree with everything 100% but still really respect the opinions and arguments put forward here. Really impressed with the level of nuance and intersectionality, all while maintaining to take a firm stand even on controversial viewpoints. I especially enjoyed the inclusion of an abolitionist debate and shining a light on internalised misogyny under the guise of sexual liberation or empowerment. Radical!

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Sexual harassment and Police brutality

Minor: Lesbophobia, Body shaming, and Fatphobia

chiaralzr's review

challenging informative reflective slow-paced

4.75

This book was great. Amia Srinivasan made excellent arguments on a variety of complex topics regarding women's liberation. Recommended!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexism, Gun violence, Classism, Hate crime, Xenophobia, Sexual harassment, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Sexual content, Transphobia, Racism, and Rape

mince's review

adventurous challenging informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

z0eok's review

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Violence, Sexual harassment, Gun violence, Racism, Sexism, and Sexual violence

ka_cam's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

4.25

Solid book for those interested in some foundational feminist history with musings on the current era. The most interesting convos that this started for me were around the themes of desire, socialization, and politics.  I also enjoyed the Coda section of her responses to critiques of one of the (previously published) essays- her engagement with and replies to critiques were more novel than some of the other points around feminism and sexuality, which will be familiar to anyone who is part of or following conversations in the left around feminism, consent, sex work, and carceral feminism/state/capitalism/etc. Might be more of a shift/new info for someone who identifies as ‘liberal’ and less so for a ‘leftist.’ I think a deeper dive into the ethics or, in lieu of more examination, clearer propositions and ideas (to avoid the term ‘conclusions’) may have bumped the rating up for me. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Sexism, and Racism

demo's review

challenging informative reflective slow-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Hate crime, Transphobia, Police brutality, Adult/minor relationship, and Misogyny

Minor: Mass/school shootings and Abortion

foreverinastory's review against another edition

challenging informative medium-paced

5.0

Wow this is such an interesting and informative book!

CWs: sexual violence, rape, sexual assault, sexual harassment, sexual content, sexism, misogyny, racism, classism, domestic abuse. Moderate: violence, adult/minor relationship, transphobia/transmisia, xenophobia, police brutality, homophobia/homomisia, murder, hate crime. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Racism, Classism, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Rape, Sexism, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Xenophobia, Police brutality, Homophobia, Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Hate crime, Violence, and Transphobia