Reviews tagging 'Transphobia'

How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi

16 reviews

sunn_bleach's review

challenging informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

Hard to give it a review other than loving the style of point-counterpoint-countercounterpoint that informs one’s evolution and attachment to racist and antiracist ideas.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Racism, Religious bigotry, and Racial slurs

Minor: Transphobia and Medical content

tiernanhunter's review against another edition

challenging hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Murder, Police brutality, Slavery, Hate crime, Islamophobia, Medical content, Racism, Violence, Transphobia, Xenophobia, Cancer, Colonisation, Classism, Gun violence, Racial slurs, and Sexism

jesselopod's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective slow-paced

4.25

I found this book really hard to read to start with, but switching to the audiobook made it much easier to consume. A really nuanced look at racism in its many facets. I was frustrated that all the definitions included racism and anti racism in both the description and their titles, which made me mark it down a touch. I was also frustrated at the slights at people’s weights which very occasionally happened, it seemed really at odds at the inclusion messaging. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Slavery

Moderate: Police brutality, Xenophobia, Transphobia, Racial slurs, Medical content, and Colonisation

Minor: Cancer

emflipspages's review against another edition

challenging hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Slavery, Racial slurs, and Cancer

Moderate: Transphobia, Homophobia, Hate crime, Sexism, and Police brutality

alyssa_s10's review

challenging informative medium-paced

5.0

I read this book as part of the ABC book challenge. I am glad I picked this one.  It is a must read and I couldn't put it down. I love how he frames his talking points and his thesis.

Spoiler

I liked the ending  allegory of racism to cancer.

Spoiler

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Racial slurs, and Racism

Moderate: Hate crime, Police brutality, and Sexism

Minor: Transphobia

anniereads221's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative sad

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Rape, Police brutality, Murder, Islamophobia, Grief, Cancer, Ableism, Xenophobia, Transphobia, Antisemitism, Slavery, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Violence, Sexual assault, Sexism, Racial slurs, Misogyny, Mass/school shootings, Homophobia, Gun violence, Hate crime, Death, and Colonisation

enchantressreads's review

emotional informative sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Racial slurs

Moderate: Homophobia and Transphobia

seawarrior's review

hopeful informative reflective tense

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Racial slurs

Moderate: Colonisation, Hate crime, Rape, Bullying, Cancer, Classism, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Medical content, Misogyny, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Transphobia, and Xenophobia

felicity2023's review against another edition

challenging informative inspiring slow-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism

Moderate: Police brutality and Gun violence

Minor: Transphobia

rieviolet's review against another edition

informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

I am really a beginner when it comes to reading about racism and other aspects of social justice, so this book was a very important read for me and helped me a lot to understand better, to learn more and to reflect, even when that meant difficult and painful reflections. 

Overall, I think the book was very accessible and easy to follow, although some of the ideas and themes included certainly need time to sink in and to be digested. 

I enjoyed the narrative choice of alternating  personal experiences and explanatory/reflective segments. It was really fascinating to follow the author's own journey and to see it reflected in the themes included in the chapter. 
I very much enjoyed the historical sections and I look forward to expanding my reading and my knowledge of these topics. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Racial slurs, and Racism

Moderate: Bullying, Slavery, Cancer, Medical content, Sexism, Violence, Murder, and Colonisation

Minor: War, Transphobia, Homophobia, Gun violence, and Fatphobia