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3.44 AVERAGE
3.44 AVERAGE
While it does raise some interesting points about trans activism, it can easily be misinterpreted as combative by actual transphobes. The nuances of this topic and the rhetoric around "transmedicalism" has to be subtle and careful, otherwise this book can actually be used to the detriment of trans individuals and contribute to pervasive violence against them. Separating the ideology from the people needs to be done better, and there should be a foreword explaining the legitimacy of certain trans people.
There can be a deep case made from this book on stopping medical transition for those under eighteen, but social transition and whether it's truly harmless... not so much tbh. Also, the constant saying that "adults' pronouns shall be respected" followed by the putting down of college-age trans people confused me, and although it was justified with the "prefrontal cortex doesn't develop till 25" thing, the legal definition of adult disagrees- it's 18, not 25.
Also, moving across the country is quite extreme-
There can be a deep case made from this book on stopping medical transition for those under eighteen, but social transition and whether it's truly harmless... not so much tbh. Also, the constant saying that "adults' pronouns shall be respected" followed by the putting down of college-age trans people confused me, and although it was justified with the "prefrontal cortex doesn't develop till 25" thing, the legal definition of adult disagrees- it's 18, not 25.
Also, moving across the country is quite extreme-
I read this entire book and tried to read it with in open mind despite my pre existing beliefs about trans rights. And honestly it was terrible. Some of the studies she references are completely biased and she uses fear mongering to get you on her side. don’t read this book, especially if you have a trans teenager. It will completely ruin your relationship with them.
Read this so I could rip it apart in my dissertation - and boy was it so much worse than I expected. Shrier makes assertions based purely on anecdotal evidence. This is an account wholely lacking in empathy with no aim to understand the topic from the point of view of those she writes such strongly negative and offensive things about. Reviews denying the transphobia in this book clearly have not even read the title.
A book about transgender adolescents consisting almost purely of interviews - *none of which are with transgender adolescents*.
Reading this made me physically nauseous and emotionally drained. Honestly cannot believe this was published in 2020.
A book about transgender adolescents consisting almost purely of interviews - *none of which are with transgender adolescents*.
Reading this made me physically nauseous and emotionally drained. Honestly cannot believe this was published in 2020.
Completely inaccurate book. It is only receiving five stars from those unable to discern fact from feeling. There are many peer-reviewed papers from experts out there discussing how inaccurate this book is and yet armchair experts continue to believe they know better. Yawn. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/political-minds/202012/new-book-irreversible-damage-is-full-misinformation?fbclid=IwAR0RFxrLYFO5SZztAQ9ROFqHHYG3TcOZGYP7hCMVKEHhunUTpxhe2Ty6ZL0
I read this book because I had heard it was transphobic and terrible. It was horrible, poorly researched, and transphobic. I'd give it negative stars if I could.
I listened to this book because I felt like I needed to know more about this topic. I can understand why it is so controversial but I also am not sure the people who rated it low and gave it terrible reviews actually read the book. There was a lot of information here, some fact, some opinion, some done with studies, and there is a lot of things I have seen with my own eyes. I can see both sides of this issue but I feel like this book really gives a lot of good information for a single population. That population isn't the transgender population, it is teenage girls. The root of this book for me, was menal illness (anxiety, depression) in teen girls and how it is on the rise. If we step back and look at the book from that angle we will see this is not a phobic book, but it is a book about how we all need to do better as a population. We need to do better, be better, as a whole, for everyone.
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