Reviews tagging 'Racism'

Refusing Compulsory Sexuality: A Black Asexual Lens on Our Sex-Obsessed Culture by Sherronda J. Brown

38 reviews

workingdaley's review against another edition

challenging hopeful informative reflective slow-paced

5.0

I feel like this is a deeply important read for every queer person, especially Black asexuals. It's deeply important for us to be able to understand asexuality in general, as it's a very misunderstood orientation, but I feel it's especially important to understand asexuality through a Black lens. This book managed to not only speak to some of the thoughts about my asexuality as a Black person that I was only partially able to articulate before reading this, but also speaks a lot to my disconnect with gender and my disconnect with the "human experience" as someone who is Black, asexual, aromantic, agender, and autistic. It also manages to speak to my frustrations with the realization that I've fallen out of the chrononormative structure that's been set out for me. And while my hesitations around marriage and children were going to cause this for me eventually, having it happen so early in my life forces me to really reflect on why life is structured in the way that it is, and what it means for me and my future that I've decidedly fallen off of my pre-determined path. This book has also given me tools to help better navigate consent and trying to work towards a world where we can break free of the allonormative assumption that we should all be desiring sex, and the racist assumption that as a Black person, I am always consenting to sex by my mere existence. I cannot recommend this book to enough people. I really do think that our understanding of queerness is improved when we can acknowledge and analyze the Black asexual lens.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Rape, Acephobia/Arophobia, and Racism

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexism, Fatphobia, Medical trauma, Sexual violence, Slavery, Sexual harassment, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Biphobia, Homophobia, Religious bigotry, Violence, Death, Emotional abuse, Lesbophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Ableism, Hate crime, Body shaming, Physical abuse, Colonisation, and Transphobia

maddramaqueen's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Racism, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Sexism, Rape, Acephobia/Arophobia, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Body shaming, Homophobia, Slavery, Outing, Physical abuse, and Colonisation

Minor: Dysphoria, Fatphobia, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Ableism, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Biphobia, Classism, Bullying, Cultural appropriation, Lesbophobia, Alcohol, Pandemic/Epidemic, Abortion, Panic attacks/disorders, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, and Transphobia

kaynova's review against another edition

informative lighthearted reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Acephobia/Arophobia, and Racism

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Misogyny, and Homophobia

reading_rainbeau's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.25

Beautiful words to investigate identity and find kinship. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Racism, Acephobia/Arophobia, and Slavery

lanid's review against another edition

informative reflective

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Acephobia/Arophobia

Moderate: Racism, Sexual harassment, and Sexual assault

jackieines's review against another edition

informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Acephobia/Arophobia, Slavery, Racism, and Sexual assault

theabee's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Acephobia/Arophobia

Moderate: Violence, Racial slurs, Racism, and Rape

sunnysab's review against another edition

informative medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Acephobia/Arophobia and Racism

indiechick21's review against another edition

informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Acephobia/Arophobia, Racism, and Rape

kylieqrada's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring sad slow-paced

5.0

I am undoubtedly not grasping all that is offered here, both due to my brain capacity and my whiteness. However, I really loved this book!!!! Sherronda's research and arguments were so well-constructed and resonated so strongly. I will never get tired of learning more about the beautiful multi-faceted experience that is asexuality. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Slavery, and Acephobia/Arophobia

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Minor: Homophobia, Lesbophobia, and Biphobia