Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

The Delectable Negro: Human Consumption and Homoeroticism Within Us Slave Culture by Vincent Woodard, Dwight McBride

2 reviews

18soft_green's review against another edition

challenging dark informative reflective tense medium-paced

4.75

I really appreciated this book and would recommend it to everyone with a strong enough stomach. The writing was pretty straightforward and blunt which I liked. It was, of course, informative and highlighted some racial bias and racism I have to work on. There were moments I was incredibly uncomfortable, not just because of the abuse we whites have put BIPOC through but because of how I recognized some of myself inside their assumptions. The abuse was awful and so much worse than I had anticipated. The book made me address some of my core beliefs about human nature and how people see each other. I believe this to be a good thing as it helps me to be a better supporter of the Black community but I am uncomfortable with how absolutely wrong and disgusting the way white people viewed BIPOC and how that is rooted in me in some ways. I plan to read this again in a year or so.
4.75/5, would recommend!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Homophobia, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Cultural appropriation, Incest, Body horror, Colonisation, Violence, Cannibalism, Forced institutionalization, Child abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, and Torture

Moderate: Infertility, Classism, Cultural appropriation, Hate crime, Pedophilia, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Vomit, Sexual violence, Slavery, and Toxic relationship

mirandaroo89's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence