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A review by alexbalmer
Men Who Hate Women by Laura Bates
challenging
emotional
informative
inspiring
tense
medium-paced
4.5
This was a hard read. Not because of the writing style or even the length of the book itself (just shy of 350 pages š¤·āāļø) but just the topic in general was constantly jarring. I had to just stop and close the book on multiple occasions and rethink many encounters with men in the pastā¦
Itās something I was aware of throughout recent years, terms like āincelā and āmanosphereā have popped up in memes/tiktoks but the size of the groups mentioned and the real life examples threw me off. To see how many mass shootings and other heinous crimes can be directly linked back to the ideology of these groups is shocking, saying how little you hear the word misogyny used in a serious, non-mocking way in the media. (Usually paired with jabs at āfeminazisā and groups that are trying to HELP MENš)
STRONGLY encourage anyone who spends a decent amount of their lives online (and on any form of social media) to read this. Even if youāre a bit older and feel like you have a grasp on how to interpret content/news/facts online.
One thing that I will say (not necessarily a complaint or a mistake) but when checking the Notes at the back of the book for references on certain facts a lot of the time it would be news articles. Nothing really wrong with that except that throughout the book it is said how the media is quick to jump to conclusions when they havenāt done much research. Iām guessing Bates has looked into each sources thoroughly. Maybe itās my own preconceptions that make me pause before referencing Channel 4 in a debate?
Itās something I was aware of throughout recent years, terms like āincelā and āmanosphereā have popped up in memes/tiktoks but the size of the groups mentioned and the real life examples threw me off. To see how many mass shootings and other heinous crimes can be directly linked back to the ideology of these groups is shocking, saying how little you hear the word misogyny used in a serious, non-mocking way in the media. (Usually paired with jabs at āfeminazisā and groups that are trying to HELP MENš)
STRONGLY encourage anyone who spends a decent amount of their lives online (and on any form of social media) to read this. Even if youāre a bit older and feel like you have a grasp on how to interpret content/news/facts online.
One thing that I will say (not necessarily a complaint or a mistake) but when checking the Notes at the back of the book for references on certain facts a lot of the time it would be news articles. Nothing really wrong with that except that throughout the book it is said how the media is quick to jump to conclusions when they havenāt done much research. Iām guessing Bates has looked into each sources thoroughly. Maybe itās my own preconceptions that make me pause before referencing Channel 4 in a debate?
Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Body shaming and Fatphobia
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Biphobia, and Islamophobia