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A review by sarahsg
Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot by Mikki Kendall
challenging
emotional
informative
slow-paced
3.0
Non fictions is always so hard for me. Don’t get me wrong, this is a an amazing read and covers some really interesting and difficult topics, but, as with all non-fiction, I felt like I was reading a text book at times.
There was so much that I was aware of as effecting marginalised communities but never once did I connect that to feminism, or even simpler, as effecting women disproportionately. Eg wage gap vs housing crisis.
My only criticism of this book (despite my personal ability to focus on non-fiction) is how little air time was given to Trans women which of course is not the authors personal experience.
This book called me out. I admit I am a performative feminist, I am fuelled by anger and more than willing to step away when a new flash point comes along. Mikki Kendall has caused me to reconsider my understanding of my role models in feminism. I need to do better.
There was so much that I was aware of as effecting marginalised communities but never once did I connect that to feminism, or even simpler, as effecting women disproportionately. Eg wage gap vs housing crisis.
My only criticism of this book (despite my personal ability to focus on non-fiction) is how little air time was given to Trans women which of course is not the authors personal experience.
This book called me out. I admit I am a performative feminist, I am fuelled by anger and more than willing to step away when a new flash point comes along. Mikki Kendall has caused me to reconsider my understanding of my role models in feminism. I need to do better.