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A review by elwirax
Men Who Hate Women by Laura Bates
reflective
medium-paced
3.0
The subject matter in this book is very important and well researched. It touched upon aspects I have not fully considered or researched and its call for a re-examination of the definitions of terrorism and recognising male violence against women as such, was commendable. However, I did find it be rather repetitive in places which made the book longer than necessary and I found the final segment discussing further actions to be very surface level.
It spoke a lot about white supremacy but scarcely in terms of intersectionality. A few examples were mentioned such as the Christchurch shooting and how the media tends to define terrorism based on the skin colour of the perpetrator i.e when they're Black or Brown it's terroism but when they're white they're "troubled". However, there was very little in the way of discussions on aspects such as misogynoir. While this may not be a central focus of the book, i think its important to discuss nonetheless.
I don't want to say that this book made sweeping statements but at times it did make points and not support them with any evidence or sources. Additionally it would say things like "there are many examples of this" but didn't list any which was not conducive to a deeper understanding of the topic at hand. This also made it seem less research heavy at times hence, read like an overview rather than an in depth sociological analysis.
Overall, I cannot refute the importance of this book in terms of gender studies. I would definitely recommend it for those who wish to further their knowledge in this area as well as online communities and their influences offline.
It spoke a lot about white supremacy but scarcely in terms of intersectionality. A few examples were mentioned such as the Christchurch shooting and how the media tends to define terrorism based on the skin colour of the perpetrator i.e when they're Black or Brown it's terroism but when they're white they're "troubled". However, there was very little in the way of discussions on aspects such as misogynoir. While this may not be a central focus of the book, i think its important to discuss nonetheless.
I don't want to say that this book made sweeping statements but at times it did make points and not support them with any evidence or sources. Additionally it would say things like "there are many examples of this" but didn't list any which was not conducive to a deeper understanding of the topic at hand. This also made it seem less research heavy at times hence, read like an overview rather than an in depth sociological analysis.
Overall, I cannot refute the importance of this book in terms of gender studies. I would definitely recommend it for those who wish to further their knowledge in this area as well as online communities and their influences offline.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny, Rape, and Sexism
Moderate: Racism and Sexual violence
Minor: Mass/school shootings