Reviews tagging 'Classism'

Twisted: The Tangled History of Black Hair Culture by Emma Dabiri

3 reviews

sakisreads's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

3.5

‘Don’t Touch My Hair’ is a brilliant book, discussing how political every part of blackness, especially black hair, is. I only had a shallow understanding of black hair and its politics, so this book was an insightful way to learn.

Unsurprising how much white people benefitted (and continue to benefit) from blackness 😢

Emma Dabiri did a brilliant job with this one. 3.5 stars out of 5 for me and definitely one to come back to 🥹 Thank you ✨

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Cultural appropriation, Colonisation, and Classism

effievee's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Cultural appropriation, Colonisation, and Classism

queerloras's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Genocide, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Colonisation, War, Classism, and Deportation

Fucking brilliant. Absolutely funking brilliant.