Reviews tagging 'Xenophobia'

White Tears Brown Scars: How White Feminism Betrays Women of Colour by Ruby Hamad

20 reviews

mariebrunelm's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

This cutting and well-researched essay lays bare the foundations of white feminism and how it has often been mistaken for plain feminism whereas it has always excluded non-white women as well as non-cis women. The author, Ruby Hamad, started with an article published in Australia that went viral, and was then encouraged to turn it into a book. Needless to say there was ample material and it is not diluted. The original point was how white women use tears, honest or fake, as a tool to maintain their cultural and political superiority over women of colour who then cannot defend themselves without appearing angry or brutal. From then, Hamad goes back to the roots of white feminism and its deep links with patriarchy and racism, showing how all three are entangled and cannot be thought separately without leaving aside a significant part of the problem.

A must-read for all people who deem themselves feminists. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Xenophobia

snowiceblackfruit77's review against another edition

dark hopeful informative medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Hate crime, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Islamophobia, Religious bigotry, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, and War

sadhbhprice's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, Religious bigotry, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Colonisation

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Trafficking, Pregnancy, and Cultural appropriation

nikkipoulin's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Colonisation, and Classism

kelleykamanda's review against another edition

challenging informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

Incredible, insightful, timely, and accessible- highly recommend 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Xenophobia, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and War

Moderate: Islamophobia and Murder

Minor: Rape, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Trafficking, and Medical trauma

leahkarge's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Hate crime, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Police brutality, Islamophobia, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

ellaniji's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, Gaslighting, Colonisation, and Classism

Since this book is about white feminism, rasism and sexism are central in this book.

dominicangirl's review against another edition

informative sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Xenophobia, Gaslighting, and Colonisation

stephmcoakley's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective slow-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, Trafficking, Religious bigotry, Cultural appropriation, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Deportation

tharumi's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Xenophobia, and Classism