Reviews tagging 'Fatphobia'

Palestina by Joe Sacco

2 reviews

robinks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

A powerful collection of images and information about the occupation of Palestine. The comics cover a wide range of intersectional topics. Sacco also writes about and acknowledges his privileges in being able to travel safely and have comforts in Gaza. It is wild but also unsurprising that this was drawn based on experience in the early 1990s, and 30 years later, it still rings true based on news from journalists in Palestine.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Child death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Police brutality, Islamophobia, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Rape, Sexual violence, Excrement, Antisemitism, and Deportation

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Terminal illness, Mass/school shootings, Pregnancy, and War

katharina90's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

Informative, heartbreaking and infuriating. The author's deadpan commentary provides the occasional comic relief. 

This non-fiction comic is roughly 30 years old but sadly it's as relevant as ever (even though some of the language hasn't aged well). 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Gun violence, Torture, Violence, Police brutality, and Colonisation

Moderate: Ableism, Child death, Sexism, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Fatphobia