Reviews tagging 'Racism'

Jews Don't Count by David Baddiel

29 reviews

ell_n's review

challenging informative reflective fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Antisemitism

annelvogel's review

emotional funny informative inspiring fast-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Antisemitism

jaconnolly's review

informative reflective

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Violence, Antisemitism, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, and War

seulgireads's review

informative fast-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Genocide, Racism, and Antisemitism

Minor: Cursing and Racial slurs

pipn_t's review

challenging informative fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Antisemitism

plainpaige's review

challenging dark informative reflective sad slow-paced

4.0

Given that Baddiel's a comedian, I expected this to be more light-hearted and funny, though after reading it, it's abundantly clear that the subject matter is simply not comedic and should not be treated as such. Like any polemic, it makes a strong case for its point, that antisemitism is treated by and large as a lesser form of racism, and when considerations are made regarding the victims of racism, Jewish people are often left out of the discussions. As a Gentile, in a society seemingly in a period of accelerating antisemitism, I appreciated and probably needed this first-person account of one man's attempt to use his platform to remind the world of the victims of antisemitism and what can happen if we don't work to actively combat it and other forms of racism. 
Well-written, though the eBook format made reading the footnotes challenging. I found it to be a fairly slow read, due mostly to the heavy subject matter that required a good deal of reflection on my part. Worth a read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Violence, Antisemitism, Religious bigotry, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Bullying, Racial slurs, and Colonisation

bethvance's review

fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Antisemitism, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Mass/school shootings, and Murder

ezzab126's review

challenging emotional informative reflective slow-paced

4.5

This is a really interesting look into how society, specifically the section that self-proclaim themselves to be the progressive left, view and treat anti-Semitism as a less form of racism despite it being endemic in that section of society. It uses sources that aren’t just academic but rather more colloquial examples such as Twitter to present peoples lassiez faire attitude. 

Hugely thought provoking delve not just into a specific case of racism but the human/societal psyche as well. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Antisemitism, and Religious bigotry

gracer0sew's review

informative lighthearted reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Antisemitism

Moderate: Hate crime, Religious bigotry, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Genocide, Mental illness, and Mass/school shootings

readingatthemuseum's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, and Antisemitism

Minor: Bullying, Cultural appropriation, and War