Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

The Case Against the Sexual Revolution: A New Guide to Sex in the 21st Century by Louise Perry

2 reviews

ozymandias272's review against another edition

medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism

Moderate: Rape and Sexual violence

jakepasseri's review against another edition

dark hopeful informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

3.75

While I disagreed with sections in this book (which I don't find a bad thing), there was a lot I found agreeable. However, I've given it this semi-low rating because of those sections (esp the chapter about marriage) are of considerably lower quality than the rest of the book (most noticeably the previous chapter). Perry's focus on the biological aspect, while unique, often led to her being blindsided by how social factors can also change both economic factors and our internal thoughts (the dialectic). In addition to this, it leads to Perry falling for the same naturalistic fallacy that she accuses her detractors of doing (once again, the marriage chapter is a large example of this).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Drug abuse, Drug use, Medical content, and Medical trauma