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madelinequinnee's review against another edition
5.0
This is a rather heavy book, with discussions around sexual assault, murder and harassment, but I think it’s incredibly important to read if you feel you can handle those topics. The author uses a mixture of her own experiences, interviews with other victims, academics and activists, and her own research into the world of online misogyny to create a concise discussion about sexism and what the world can do to tackle it.
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Transphobia, Violence, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, Trafficking, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, Abortion, Murder, Lesbophobia, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
jeggert10's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Cursing
Moderate: Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Mass/school shootings, Murder, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Transphobia, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Abortion, Lesbophobia, and Gaslighting
anniesher23's review against another edition
4.0
I can’t say I was really surprised by the information in this book. I feel like I see “manosphere” ideas in watered down forms just in my day to day interactions with men and in the media. I was a little disappointed that Bates didn’t address this or really acknowledge that there is a wide spectrum of woman-hating, and that the subtle forms need to be addressed too. Maybe that’s a different book, though. And Bates does consistently show how easy it is for men and boys to fall into the influence of the manosphere, how prevalent women-haters are, and how much influence they have over people and institutions of power.
The point I appreciated the most was Bates’s argument that the manosphere is incredibly shrewd, organized, and coordinated to attract the most members and exert the most influence it can. There is a huge amount of privilege that the manosphere and white supremacist movements get in being seen as the fringe lone wolves, and it’s not something we afford Islamist terror groups, for example, as Bates points out. She rightly argues how dangerous it is to ignore this when it comes to women-hating movements. This was the point I hadn’t thought about before, and I think it’s something we need to talk about more.
I can’t decide how I feel about how much compassion Bates has for men and boys being seduced by the manosphere. She constantly mentions how these people are struggling and we need to address that. She’s right and we do, and I get that her aim in this is to attack this problem at the source. That’s all fair, but women and gender non-conforming people struggle too, and we haven’t created these massively coordinated and destructive movements; we’re the victims of them. So when most of the compassion in this book is going to the perpetrators, it gets annoying.
Graphic: Homophobia, Mental illness, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Antisemitism, and Sexual harassment
laurareadsbig's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Violence, Antisemitism, and Mass/school shootings
shermansays's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Sexism and Sexual assault
Moderate: Gun violence, Rape, Sexual violence, and Stalking
Minor: Death, Homophobia, Antisemitism, Mass/school shootings, and Abortion
anniestonebarger's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, Mass/school shootings, Murder, and Sexual harassment
pich's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Gun violence, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Mass/school shootings, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Racism, Antisemitism, and Islamophobia
devynreadsnovels's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, Medical content, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Murder, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Ableism, Body shaming, Child abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Acephobia/Arophobia, Alcohol, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Extreme, graphic depictions of rape, death threats, etc.hayyyyyden's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, Mass/school shootings, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
pixelited's review against another edition
5.0
A great book for everyone to be familiar with so that genuine movements toward eradicating misogyny can happen for the benefit of everyone!
Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Gun violence, Hate crime, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Mass/school shootings, and Murder
Minor: Homophobia, Antisemitism, and Islamophobia