Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

Unshrinking: How to Fight Fatphobia by Kate Manne

5 reviews

thespicelessreader's review against another edition

5.0

challenging emotional informative slow-paced

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Books like this are always hard to rate and review, particularly if you are a reader that weights a lot towards their enjoyment of a read. The subject matter was heavy, and deals with a lot of damning and heartbreaking statistics around how we as a western culture view and treat fat bodies. 
As a plus sized mom to a baby girl it really hammered home just how important it is how I talk about my body and how I fuel and dress it. Genetics being what they are, she will likely continue from being an adorably chunky toddler into a chubby kid, tween and teen, and its so important to me that she gets to view her body in a way I never did. As a joy and pleasure to live in and explore the world in. 
It sparked great conversation with my husband about how we view things, and the inherent racism of fatphobia, and even limiting family access to our daughter based on how they speak about others and their bodies. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Self harm, Sexism, Classism

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Transphobia, Stalking, Sexual harassment

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide

rachbooknook's review against another edition

4.0

informative reflective medium-paced

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“This is how misogyny works: take a hierarchy, any hierarchy, and use it to derogate a girl or woman. We value intelligence: so call her stupid, insane, clueless. We value rationality: so call her crazy and hysterical. We value maturity: so call her childish and irresponsible. We value morality: so call her a bad person. We value thinness: so call her fat and, implicitly or explicitly, ugly. We value sexual attractiveness: so make her out to be the kind of person whom no one could ever want,” page 102. 

Listened as an audiobook through Libro.fm AND annotated with my physical copy (yes, I buy too many books 🫣) Carmen Maria Machado said it the best with her blurb for the book, Unshrinking is a vital addition to the fat canon. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Fatphobia

Moderate: Bullying, Sexism

sholtie's review against another edition

5.0

challenging emotional funny informative

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 It is so critically important to me that everyone in my life read this book.

Kate Manne never fails to get me absolutely FIRED UP! and this is no exception. Beautiful demonstration of the ways that fatness intersects with race, feminism, disability studies, capitalism, etc. It's accessible and practical philosophy. If you are a person in a body you need to read this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, Dysphoria

Moderate: Pregnancy

Minor: Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Terminal illness, Torture, Vomit, Pandemic/Epidemic

theangrystackrat's review against another edition

5.0

challenging hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

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An unflinching look at how fatphobia is a systemic killer, how fat bodies are routinely ignored, degraded, and brushed aside. From it's roots in racism to it's connections to all of types of discrimination. This book was a powerful yet hard read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Racism, Sexism, Transphobia

antidietleah's review against another edition

4.75

informative slow-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Misogyny

Moderate: Ableism, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Racism, Sexism, Transphobia, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, Classism

Minor: Pregnancy