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zombiezami's review against another edition
Although I was excited for this book and getting lots of interesting and surprising facts from it, some of the turns of phrase struck me as outdated at best and cis-centric/transphobic at worst. Some of these include "female-bodied," saying she considers women to be those with XX chromosomes (fun fact: almost no one checks their chromosomes because it's expensive to do so, so the XX/XY dichotomy is a generalization, even before you get into intersex people existing), and quoting someone who says that "pregnancy is not a gender-neutral event." These statements, plus hearing that the author was British, gave me pause.
I searched the author online and found that she had said some transphobic dogwhistles that she erased rather than apologizing for. Aside from this, her solutions to various issues such as sexual violence seem focused on carcerality. Even if the author had said, "I'm focusing on cis women because that's what data I have," that would have been a bit more excusable, but I don't feel good about continuing to read this.
I searched the author online and found that she had said some transphobic dogwhistles that she erased rather than apologizing for. Aside from this, her solutions to various issues such as sexual violence seem focused on carcerality. Even if the author had said, "I'm focusing on cis women because that's what data I have," that would have been a bit more excusable, but I don't feel good about continuing to read this.
Graphic: Kidnapping, Rape, Sexism, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, and Murder
Moderate: Excrement, Domestic abuse, and Transphobia
Minor: War
Menstruationrhianonw's review against another edition
challenging
informative
reflective
slow-paced
3.75
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Rape, and Misogyny
Minor: Homophobia, Hate crime, Excrement, and Lesbophobia
hollieee's review against another edition
challenging
informative
reflective
slow-paced
3.5
Graphic: Sexism
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, and Violence
Minor: Abortion, Cancer, Car accident, Death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Dementia, and Excrement
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