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Bad Fat Black Girl: Notes from a Trap Feminist by Sesali Bowen

4 reviews

sup3r_xn0va_maya's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny informative reflective fast-paced

I really enjoyed "Bad Fat Black Girl" by Sesali Bowen. I don't rate memoirs because I don't think a person's life experience should be rated but I will talk about the things I liked and didn't like though. 

Something I didn't like was how short the book is. I also didn't like how there wasn't a section for trigger warnings, to warn about the serious content that is discussed within the book. 

I really liked how Bowen used her life experiences coupled with statics about domestic violence, sex trafficking, and sexual assaults to depict what life is like for a lot of Black femmes and Black gender non conforming folks in American currently. So much of this book resonated with me. 

I listened to the audiobook for free on Scribd

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Toxic friendship, Cursing, Drug abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Fatphobia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Addiction, Bullying, Drug use, Medical content, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, and Trafficking

britreads's review

funny informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

I want to get back into reading feminist texts and this was a great, accessible book that introduced me to the trap feminist framework. I was moved by the book's epilogue and the author's acknowledgment that not every Black woman had a life similar to the author's, but could still see parts of themselves reflected in the book. There's plenty of practical advice in here which will resonate with many readers. It's also a quick read and you won't be slowed down by dense text or definitions. Bowen treats many of these topics with empathy and sensitivity. I was really struck by her discussions on sexuality and how Black women and femmes must develop their own sexual identity in a culture that seeks to make us ashamed of our bodies and bodily sensations. If you want to dip a toe in the feminist text waters, this is a great place to start. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Classism, Body shaming, Sexism, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, and Misogyny

Minor: Drug use, Abortion, and Sexual content

amberinpieces's review against another edition

funny informative reflective medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Misogyny, Cursing, Body shaming, and Bullying

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Racial slurs, Racism, Classism, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Transphobia, and Sexism

Minor: Abortion, Alcohol, Cultural appropriation, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Toxic friendship, Gun violence, Medical content, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Religious bigotry, Trafficking, Addiction, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Rape, and Violence

ultraviolet22's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, and Adult/minor relationship