Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

The Right to Sex: Feminism in the Twenty-First Century by Amia Srinivasan

38 reviews

frankie_s's review against another edition

challenging hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Sexual violence

marjoleinvanderspoel's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

Super interesting, loads of Good points and takes I hadn' thought of yet. Didn't necessarily agree with everything 100% but still really respect the opinions and arguments put forward here. Really impressed with the level of nuance and intersectionality, all while maintaining to take a firm stand even on controversial viewpoints. I especially enjoyed the inclusion of an abolitionist debate and shining a light on internalised misogyny under the guise of sexual liberation or empowerment. Radical!

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Police brutality and Sexual harassment

Minor: Body shaming, Fatphobia, and Lesbophobia

chiaralzr's review

challenging informative reflective slow-paced

4.75

This book was great. Amia Srinivasan made excellent arguments on a variety of complex topics regarding women's liberation. Recommended!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Xenophobia, Sexual harassment, and Classism

mince's review

adventurous challenging informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny

Moderate: Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

z0eok's review

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, and Sexual harassment

ka_cam's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

4.25

Solid book for those interested in some foundational feminist history with musings on the current era. The most interesting convos that this started for me were around the themes of desire, socialization, and politics.  I also enjoyed the Coda section of her responses to critiques of one of the (previously published) essays- her engagement with and replies to critiques were more novel than some of the other points around feminism and sexuality, which will be familiar to anyone who is part of or following conversations in the left around feminism, consent, sex work, and carceral feminism/state/capitalism/etc. Might be more of a shift/new info for someone who identifies as ‘liberal’ and less so for a ‘leftist.’ I think a deeper dive into the ethics or, in lieu of more examination, clearer propositions and ideas (to avoid the term ‘conclusions’) may have bumped the rating up for me. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

demo's review

challenging informative reflective slow-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Hate crime, Misogyny, Transphobia, and Police brutality

Minor: Mass/school shootings and Abortion

lilyaugust's review

challenging slow-paced

3.25

Read it for the second time now that I have more background in feminist theory and uhh life. And idk it didn't hold up for me as well this time. I'm not gonna go through and break down where I disagree with it here but. idk. not a huge fan of her arguments around sexual assault. and she writes like she spends a lot of time on twitter

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Rape, and Sexual violence

foreverinastory's review against another edition

challenging informative medium-paced

5.0

Wow this is such an interesting and informative book!

CWs: sexual violence, rape, sexual assault, sexual harassment, sexual content, sexism, misogyny, racism, classism, domestic abuse. Moderate: violence, adult/minor relationship, transphobia/transmisia, xenophobia, police brutality, homophobia/homomisia, murder, hate crime. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, and Classism

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Hate crime, Homophobia, Transphobia, Violence, Xenophobia, Police brutality, and Murder

sophie_browne's review against another edition

challenging informative medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment