feliciavanleeuwen's review against another edition
emotional
informative
inspiring
fast-paced
5.0
Even though most things the book said were things I already knew, it added to my knowledge about intersectional feminism. I think the research, articles and interviewees Laura based the book on will help me in discussing the fact that al oppression is connected. I knew this already but I could never really find the words how, I think many non cishet abled bodied white men will know the feeling.
Ofcourse there intersections that could've been investigated deeper but I think on a whole the book does justice in an intersectional way. Where she couldn't bring in her own experience/expertise, she asked another expert or checked many sources. As a young disabled white queer woman I saw experiences validated, even painfully so at times.
Even though most of the boo 's research and content was about England/Great Britain, it nearly mimics my experiences in the Netherlands. Though I would love a similar book specificly about the Netherlands, as some of the daily discrimination people face may be more covert here.
Laura inspired to maybe, just maybe, write that book myself. Or at least try and see if I can do some research in my own feeld, communication linguistics. I can think of a few subjects but one of them is see if there are more negatively loaded words for women than man in a (Dutch) dictionary.
Ofcourse there intersections that could've been investigated deeper but I think on a whole the book does justice in an intersectional way. Where she couldn't bring in her own experience/expertise, she asked another expert or checked many sources. As a young disabled white queer woman I saw experiences validated, even painfully so at times.
Even though most of the boo 's research and content was about England/Great Britain, it nearly mimics my experiences in the Netherlands. Though I would love a similar book specificly about the Netherlands, as some of the daily discrimination people face may be more covert here.
Laura inspired to maybe, just maybe, write that book myself. Or at least try and see if I can do some research in my own feeld, communication linguistics. I can think of a few subjects but one of them is see if there are more negatively loaded words for women than man in a (Dutch) dictionary.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny, Hate crime, Racism, Homophobia, Gaslighting, Classism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Police brutality, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Islamophobia
Moderate: Bullying, Violence, Transphobia, Stalking, Ableism, Antisemitism, Misogyny, Gaslighting, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Biphobia, Child abuse, Death, Suicide, Abortion, Xenophobia, Fatphobia, Murder, and Hate crime
Minor: Bullying, Drug use, Colonisation, Fatphobia, Miscarriage, Ableism, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Mass/school shootings, and Medical content
It mentions a lot of things that could trigger people, especially those that have dealt with heavy institutional discrimination. It's heavy stuff, take your time with it.martynahanna's review against another edition
5.0
Brilliant. Well researched and concise, not shying away from bitter truths. I want to read everything Laura Bates has ever written.
Two quotes that stayed with me:
“When we are pressured to view the heterosexual marriage as the pinnacle of achievement by a society that depends on such marriages for the unpaid labour that keeps their economies turning, then it is easy to internalise the message that finding and keeping a man is more important than how that man makes us feel.”
“Capitalism and patriarchy work together to sexualise and commodify women and then to shame women for that sexualisation so they are disempowered, thereby enabling others to capitalise on their sexualisation.”
Two quotes that stayed with me:
“When we are pressured to view the heterosexual marriage as the pinnacle of achievement by a society that depends on such marriages for the unpaid labour that keeps their economies turning, then it is easy to internalise the message that finding and keeping a man is more important than how that man makes us feel.”
“Capitalism and patriarchy work together to sexualise and commodify women and then to shame women for that sexualisation so they are disempowered, thereby enabling others to capitalise on their sexualisation.”
shontellereads's review against another edition
informative
sad
fast-paced
5.0
Really insightful read, highly recommend.