Reviews tagging 'Racism'

Wordslut: A Feminist Guide to Taking Back the English Language by Amanda Montell

17 reviews

siebensommer's review against another edition

funny informative

4.0

- grammar policing is often avoiding the message itself. snobbery is prejudice and that is nothing to be proud of. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny, Lesbophobia, Racism, Classism, Homophobia, Sexual harassment, and Sexism

912jae's review against another edition

funny informative inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Sexism, Gaslighting, and Misogyny

Minor: Sexism, Racism, Biphobia, Bullying, Body shaming, Lesbophobia, Rape, Sexual harassment, Gaslighting, Classism, and Homophobia

mads_jpg's review

funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.75

Definitely the most interesting book I've read this year. I'm sure this is going to be the next feminist book I bully everyone into reading.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, and Cursing

Moderate: Cultural appropriation, Lesbophobia, Sexual harassment, Transphobia, Classism, Homophobia, and Racism

aysha_blake's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Transphobia, Biphobia, Racism, Religious bigotry, Medical content, and Cursing

gardens_and_dragons's review against another edition

funny informative

4.0

I  really liked this. It was thought provoking, lots to chew on regarding language, bias and sexism, with some discussion points on changing it.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Homophobia, and Sexism

All of these are discussions of,but I added the content warning regardless

tamara_joy's review against another edition

funny hopeful informative fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dysphoria, Cursing, Homophobia, Sexual content, Misogyny, and Transphobia

Moderate: Cultural appropriation and Racism

Minor: Classism

emfass's review against another edition

funny informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

I loved reading Cultish and was eager to come back and read Montell's other book, especially given the subject matter. She did not disappoint, and I ended up being asked to confront some of my own internalized sexism around language and the way women talk. 

Chapter 6: How to Confuse a Catcaller, is one of the most powerful, validating chapters I’ve ever read. It discusses how men’s mistreatment of women stems from a lack of empathy, and the ways women feel voiceless in many situations.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Sexism, and Misogyny

Moderate: Sexual harassment

Minor: Sexual content, Transphobia, Homophobia, and Racism

avasbookmark's review against another edition

funny informative medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Transphobia, Misogyny, Homophobia, Cursing, Sexism, Racism, and Lesbophobia

zombiezami's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful informative lighthearted reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Misogyny, Cursing, and Sexism

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Transphobia, Classism, Colonisation, Racism, Cultural appropriation, Homophobia, and Ableism

Minor: Violence, Rape, Slavery, and Racial slurs

taliakdean's review against another edition

hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing

Moderate: Misogyny and Racism

Minor: Excrement, Classism, Cultural appropriation, Racism, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, and Transphobia