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burnourhistory's review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Racism, and Vomit
kimveach's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
slow-paced
4.0
This book made me think about all the many ways that racism is a part of our history, present-day media, schools, and so many others. Because the author is in the fashion business and has always been interested in fashion, I found some of the book to be boring, as I'm not as interested. However, I learned a lot about the industry and how it perpetuates racism through its choices.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, and Vomit
umsriracha's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.75
Danielle articulated circumstances that I have never thought to as someone who has found myself in the position of “Token Black Girl” several times. Her writing has created new paths mentally for me to continue my unlearning of the unfortunate supremacy that is embedded in media, conversation, and education. I am under the impression that often times to create empathy where there may usually be none, insight is necessary. Prescod offers this in a way that feels like a conversation, one extremely important for all types of people to have in order to begin dismantling the system that binds us.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Eating disorder and Fatphobia
Minor: Racism and Vomit
canascorner's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
5.0
This book details a story that is not so frequently talked about. In the mix of all of the racial discussion that have been happening more recently one conversation that I haven't seen happen is that of the "Token Black Person". Non-black people can't ever grasp the magnitude of things that we are forced to learn or understand as a result of being born black. Being the "token" is an even more niche experience. Its rough to experience and even harder to deal with the aftermath of the self hatred those situations left you with. Prescod did suchhhhhhhhh a great job of not only being honest about her experiences but also be honest about how she harmed people in the process of trying to survive a world that wasn't made for people that look like her. I loved it... even as a non-fiction (semi) hater.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Racism, Toxic friendship, and Dysphoria
Moderate: Fatphobia, Mental illness, and Vomit
peachmoni's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
reflective
slow-paced
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, and Racism
Moderate: Vomit, Gaslighting, and Alcohol
Minor: Racial slurs, Police brutality, Medical content, and Cultural appropriation