Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

Fix the System, Not the Women by Laura Bates

18 reviews

jodierose14's review against another edition

emotional informative fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

l4urenmurr4y's review against another edition

dark informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Transphobia, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

whatlacereads's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Hate crime, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

chuck_thechick's review against another edition

challenging informative medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

whackettreading's review against another edition

informative slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, and Islamophobia

feliciavanleeuwen's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring fast-paced

5.0

Even though most things the book said were things I already knew, it added to my knowledge about intersectional feminism. I think the research, articles and interviewees Laura based the book on will help me in discussing the fact that al oppression is connected. I knew this already but I could never really find the words how, I think many non cishet abled bodied white men will know the feeling. 

Ofcourse there intersections that could've been investigated deeper but I think on a whole the book does justice in an intersectional way. Where she couldn't bring in her own experience/expertise, she asked another expert or checked many sources. As a young disabled white queer woman I saw experiences validated, even painfully so at times. 

Even though most of the boo 's research and content was about England/Great Britain, it nearly mimics my experiences in the Netherlands. Though I would love a similar book specificly about the Netherlands, as some of the daily discrimination people face may be more covert here. 
Laura inspired to maybe, just maybe, write that book myself. Or at least try and see if I can do some research in my own feeld, communication linguistics. I can think of a few subjects but one of them is see if there are more negatively loaded words for women than man in a (Dutch) dictionary.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Police brutality, Islamophobia, Gaslighting, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Ableism, Biphobia, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Misogyny, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Stalking, Abortion, Murder, and Gaslighting

Minor: Ableism, Body shaming, Bullying, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Miscarriage, Medical content, Mass/school shootings, Gaslighting, and Colonisation

It mentions a lot of things that could trigger people, especially those that have dealt with heavy institutional discrimination. It's heavy stuff, take your time with it.

lizwizwiz's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Ableism, Racism, Transphobia, and Murder

Minor: Suicide

ashaturnerr's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative sad fast-paced

4.0

nothing new but a really good summary of the key issues - makes you so sad and angry

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Transphobia, Police brutality, Abortion, and Sexual harassment

alicedroni's review against another edition

4.5

Infuriating and anger inducing, all the things we already know as women condensed into one book. If you aren't already raging against the system then maybe this book will explain why the rest of us are. 

Would recommend this and Invisible Women to any man who doesn't really understand how deep the patriarchy runs. 

huge TW though, she goes in pretty deep detail about many injustices women face and criminal trials with no closure.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

catherinemcfall's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful informative sad fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Police brutality, Stalking, Sexual harassment, and Colonisation