Reviews tagging 'Pedophilia'

Highway of Tears: A True Story of Racism, Indifference, and the Pursuit of Justice for Missing and Murdered Indigenous by Jessica McDiarmid

3 reviews

highleyginger's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

5.0

This book is heavy. It reflects the tragedies of aboriginal groups within Canada, how children around 14 were murdered along the highway of tears, the victim blaming done by police by saying they were alcoholics and prostitutes, even when at that age, it is rape. Yes, some were sex workers but the lack of care and interest directly lead to a long term abuse, murder, and neglect of indigenous communities across North America.

It lays out options on how groups can work to improve the situation but often are met by being viewed as "not worth the political spending" even though they are extremely marginalized by fault of the government and colonialism to begin with.

This book names so many names. Even taking my time, I'm overwhelmed by just how many dead it took to get some level of momentum to look into this cause.

This is a strong reflection of the changes society must make for women in general but especially those of marginalized communities.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Hate crime, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, and Classism

rdorrington's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Colonisation

stephhborges's review against another edition

dark hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Genocide, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Colonisation, and Classism