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sams84's review against another edition
5.0
This is an incredibly difficult book to read but is also a vital one for all members of society as it shows how varied misogyny is, the core reasons for its 'justification' by the leaders, groups, and followers that support it, and how damaging it is to all those involved. It also shows how it has filtered through from online sites into the offline world including driving mass and spree killing world wide. Bates has thoroughly researched each group and shows how interrelated they are and how they are affecting global attitudes, politics, and the lives of individuals. The worst thing that stood out for me was how repetitive and similar the justifications and consequences were and how the same misinformation is used across the board. A chilling read but vital.
kerry_readingandsharing's review against another edition
4.5
An underbelly of online violent misogyny that keeps us all down is something for everyone to be aware of. It’s not innocuous, far from it. This slow radicalization turned fervent hate against women has filtered into the mainstream and acts of violence ushered forth from this radicalization are real.
alyshapowe11's review against another edition
challenging
dark
informative
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, and Sexual harassment
melm1216's review against another edition
5.0
4.5 stars
This book by Laura Bates begins to tackle the difficult conversation of combatting misogyny in an online world. She is very brave in her writing of this book and for the research she did. I was disgusted just listening to some of the quotes she highlighted, yet she spent a year enmeshed in the communities.
As a Gen Zer, I had a fairly solid understanding of some of these communities, but I never imagined the extent of them. I appreciated the continue stressor on the real-life impacts of these online communities.
My usual critique of feminist works are their lack of intersectionality, but I think Bates did a fairly good job of highlighting the disproportionate impacts on women of color in each chapter, making it seem like more than an obligatory footnote/comment.
Some of the info is outdated (because of course, spheres like this are constantly changing) but I like that she showed the exponential growth by showing numbers from when she was writing the book to when she was publishing.
Overall, this book was a hard read, but I recommend giving it a read, especially those parents who are raising young men those who aren't as online in spaces like these.
This book by Laura Bates begins to tackle the difficult conversation of combatting misogyny in an online world. She is very brave in her writing of this book and for the research she did. I was disgusted just listening to some of the quotes she highlighted, yet she spent a year enmeshed in the communities.
As a Gen Zer, I had a fairly solid understanding of some of these communities, but I never imagined the extent of them. I appreciated the continue stressor on the real-life impacts of these online communities.
My usual critique of feminist works are their lack of intersectionality, but I think Bates did a fairly good job of highlighting the disproportionate impacts on women of color in each chapter, making it seem like more than an obligatory footnote/comment.
Some of the info is outdated (because of course, spheres like this are constantly changing) but I like that she showed the exponential growth by showing numbers from when she was writing the book to when she was publishing.
Overall, this book was a hard read, but I recommend giving it a read, especially those parents who are raising young men those who aren't as online in spaces like these.
liroa15's review against another edition
5.0
I hated reading this because everything in it was true and no one in power seems to care. So it was hard to read about the women who’ve died, the graphic may misogynistic language, rape and death threats and know nothing is going to change. Even the last chapter didn’t provide much hope honestly.
muks's review against another edition
challenging
dark
informative
tense
medium-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Misogyny