Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

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

42 reviews

smolgalaxybrain's review against another edition

funny hopeful informative reflective relaxing fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexism, Cultural appropriation, and Misogyny

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

thewordsdevourer's review against another edition

informative reflective medium-paced

3.75

wordslut is an informative and pretty comprehensive account of the relationship between the english language and gender, accessible in both content and style. 

i like how montell continually gives an overview of a particular topic before delving into its history, evolution thruout the yrs, the discourse thats and has been around it, and eventually focusing on present usage and possible future changes. it's an effective approach bc only when one knows the root cause can they fully approach dismantling or challenging it. 

this book also finally gives word to whats been knocking in my own head for many yrs: linguistics and gender! and i couldnt help nodding tf off in agreement so often while reading. while a lot of montell's observations and analysis are nothing groundbreaking, her act of comprising all the bits and pieces in one place and comprehensively verbalizing them are very reaffirming and validating. and the new info i did learn makes me reflect on my own complicity, shedding new light on long-held views, and i rly appreciate that.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism and Misogyny

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Homophobia, Transphobia, 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

kyrstin_p1989's review against another edition

challenging hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

Incredibly interesting book. Lots of insight into how we talk and why and what we can do to make language less oppressive and more inclusive. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Cultural appropriation, Misogyny, Transphobia, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Cursing, and Lesbophobia

takarakei's review against another edition

funny informative lighthearted medium-paced

4.0

Interesting and fun audiobook. Author narrated! 

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Content Warnings

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

Above content warnings are just talked about in relation to language which is inherently biased

aklandis42's review against another edition

funny informative reflective fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing and Sexism

Minor: Transphobia, Xenophobia, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

charl's review against another edition

informative medium-paced

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Transphobia, and Sexism

lovelymisanthrope's review against another edition

emotional funny informative reflective fast-paced

5.0

As a lover of language, this book was enlightening and fascinating. "Wordslut" sheds some light on common derogatory statements made against women and traces their origins back to what they were originally intended for. 
I think the etymology of words is such an interesting study. How does a word originally created to describe "X" evolve to mean "Y"? This novel is informative and entertaining. I highly recommend this for anyone who considers themselves a feminist or anyone who is interested in words.   

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexism, Transphobia, and Racial slurs

bookreadingelf's review against another edition

informative medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny and Sexism

Moderate: Racism

Minor: Lesbophobia, Homophobia, and Transphobia