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shannon_magee's review against another edition
3.75
Moderate: Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Violence, and Mass/school shootings
Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, and Classism
mayze's review against another edition
4.25
The books main topic is around sexual politics, particularly in US/UK academic settings. It asks (and tries to answer) questions around consent/non-consent, legalisation of sex work and how current views of sex can have different outcomes depending on social background, ethnicity, gender identification or even job title.
The asks many thought-provoking questions such as (paraphrasing here) "even if you have consent from a potential sex partner, should you still go ahead" or "your attraction to certain peoples/things... Are they inherent or is it heavily influenced by external factors no how neutral you try to be? "
The book is really well-written and think Amia Srinavasan has laid down her argument in a really thoughtful and interesting manner and it's well worth a read even if you don't fully agree with its points.
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Lesbophobia, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, and Classism
ivi_reads_books's review against another edition
4.0
I was unsure whether I should read the book because I usually get bored with philosiphical texts but this one held my attention
Moderate: Ableism, Biphobia, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Violence, Police brutality, Mass/school shootings, Abortion, Murder, Lesbophobia, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, and Classism
katrinkirjat's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Rape, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment
snowiceblackfruit77's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Xenophobia, and Sexual harassment
tanya_mahadwar's review against another edition
4.5
Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Police brutality, Trafficking, Mass/school shootings, Abortion, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Colonisation
dominic_t's review against another edition
5.0
The title is deliberately inflammatory, but it really does suit the collection of essays. The author really interrogates the liberal ideas of sexual freedom that are prevalent in mainstream western feminism. She argues that our sexual desires and behaviors do have political implications, and that statement makes a lot of people very uncomfortable. But I think we owe it to ourselves to push through that discomfort and listen to what she's saying. She's not saying that your desires have to be "politically correct" or that you should sleep with people you don't want to sleep with. She's saying that marginalized people are also marginalized when seeking sexual relationships, and we need to engage with that fact instead of ignoring it. "The question, then, is how to dwell in the ambivalent place where we acknowledge that no one is obligated to desire anyone else, and that no one has a right to be desired, but also that who is desired and who isn't is a political question, a question often answered by more general patterns of domination and exclusion" (p. 90). I love that she invites us to engage with that question without giving a straightforward, easy answer.
Graphic: Misogyny and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Gun violence, Sexual content, and Violence
Minor: Domestic abuse and Sexual violence
lunadgn's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Police brutality, and Sexual harassment
nickytheparttimebelgian's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment
karol99's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Infertility, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Medical content, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, Classism, and Deportation
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Abortion, Pregnancy, Colonisation, and Deportation