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Reviews tagging 'Forced institutionalization'
Natives: Race and Class in the Ruins of Empire by Akala
2 reviews
sakisreads's review against another edition
dark
informative
reflective
slow-paced
4.0
My author friend personally knows the author (!), and it’s a topic I always love to read up on, so I borrowed this one from the library 👏🏼
There were a few quotes that stuck out to me:
When people say ‘But what about [insert injustice here]?’ the response of ‘You have not made an insightful observation by distraction’ was SO powerful 😳
When discussing how media portrays something like tax evasion to gang crime: ‘Rich people crime good, poor people crime bad.’
When in discussion about how black people living under apartheid said not nice things about white people: ‘White people’s hurt feelings are conceptually equivalent to black humans’ actual lives.’
Honestly? Incredibly insightful 🗣️ I didn’t know about Cuba having one of the biggest, (and well-maintained) healthcare systems either!
Definitely one to read and digest! 4 out of 5 stars for me, thank you ✨
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Grief, Murder, Colonisation, War, Classism, and Deportation
selimhannah's review against another edition
informative
reflective
medium-paced
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Xenophobia, Colonisation, and Classism
Moderate: Genocide, Hate crime, Violence, Police brutality, and Islamophobia
Minor: Emotional abuse, Sexism, Sexual violence, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Antisemitism, Fire/Fire injury, and Deportation
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