The design and UX isn't done, Rob and Abbie, okkurrrr! đ
robinks's review
5.0
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Islamophobia, Misogyny, Murder, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Child death, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Hate crime, Xenophobia, Confinement, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Racism, Ableism, Blood, Death, Gaslighting, Torture, Colonisation, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Medical content, and Violence
Moderate: Antisemitism, Homophobia, Bullying, Rape, Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Deportation, and Excrement
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, Mass/school shootings, Pregnancy, Terminal illness, Animal death, Fatphobia, and War
moonyreadsbystarlight's review
4.5
This work will certainly put the Palestinian struggle into perpective if you are unfamiliar. It also makes the crimes against humanity we are witnessing being livestreamed online even more horrific. For example: hospitals are being bombed now with doctors and patients inside, parallel is the story of a boy (15) who had already been shot by a soldier and sent to the hospital only to be beaten inside the hospital by soldier (his arm broken alongside the arm of a member of hospital staff who tried defending him). The horrors we are seeing now have a long history and this comic shows many small snapshots within that history.
Throughout the story of Sacco's time in Palestine, we see some of his thoughts and at times he outright discusses some of his biases. This was a self-aware framing that is supposed to (I think) show us some of the problems with the Western gaze. Even as I understood it, I still found some of it annoying in the moment. As I reflect on it, I do think that parts of this message are quite important in the context of journalism (particularly as we see how much western news has covered Palestine recently). I still have mixed feelings, but ultimately it's small parts that I have conflicted feelings about.Â
Overall, this was an intense collection of experiences and an important read. I'd definitely recommend it to people who are unfamiliar and wanting to learn more about Palestine. It is western journalism that is self-critical and even if the jurry is out on my full opinion of exactly how he did that framing, I'm glad that it was there.Â
Graphic: Ableism, Gun violence, Murder, Violence, Religious bigotry, Police brutality, War, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Torture, Genocide, Colonisation, Xenophobia, Misogyny, Death, and Child death
katharina90's review
4.5
This non-fiction comic is roughly 30 years old but sadly it's as relevant as ever (even though some of the language hasn't aged well).Â
Graphic: Colonisation, Confinement, Police brutality, Violence, Gun violence, and Torture
Moderate: Antisemitism, Child death, Sexism, Ableism, Islamophobia, and Religious bigotry
Minor: Fatphobia
parenthesis_enjoyer's review
5.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Deportation, Domestic abuse, Islamophobia, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, War, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Racism, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Excrement, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Xenophobia, and Colonisation
Moderate: Antisemitism, Chronic illness, Ableism, and Child death
Minor: Alcohol and Rape
carleesi's review against another edition
2.0
He is so misogynistic. The way he speaks about women is disgusting, and he even ends the measly chapter he writes about women (thatâs right, they get a separate chapter because theyâre obviously not part of the whole story) with a sexist joke. He acknowledges his sexism and delivers it anyway. He constantly comments on womenâs appearances as if that is a sign of whether they deserve respect or attention and he is so dismissive of the women he speaks to. He even admits that he doesnât see the Palestinian women as people, and is shocked when a Palestinian woman actually speaks to him (so shocked that her dialogue gets a super respectful âblah blah blahâ).
He is clearly on the side of Palestine and I really appreciate having access to Palestinian perspectives but he is also super islamophobic sometimes. He critiques the anti-semitism of the Palestinians he talks to, but then jokes about terrorism and repeatedly questions women about their head coverings in a way thatâs at best condescending and at worst outright offensive.
He simultaneously positions himself as âin the storyâ and âabove the storyâ. Like he tells about people begging him for help, crying, pleading, and then makes a flippant comment about forgetting their name or trying to keep the conversation upbeat. He complains about the over enthusiastic hospitality but takes food and shelter from refugees.
To go into this community and take the stories from people for his comic to succeed (as he repeatedly says) and then portray that it was beyond him to offer help⊠itâs sickening. His blasĂ© attitude towards the stories he shares is enraging. His treatment of people is nothing short of unethical and his view of himself is so beyond inflated.
Graphic: Violence, Gun violence, Confinement, and Police brutality
Moderate: Antisemitism, Islamophobia, Sexism, and Ableism