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A review by alexture
Le sexisme, une affaire d'hommes by Valérie Rey-Robert
informative
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
A great guide to most of the arguments against modern Western feminism and what to answer to each of them, with loads of academic sources and concrete numbers to support the reflection.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia, Misogyny, and Sexism
Moderate: Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Adult/minor relationship
Specializes in toxic masculinity and its impact on women, with lots of talk about rape and sexual abuse. The author mentions workplace accidents, imprisonment and suicide in men. She also explains how much of it is rooted in homophobia, with reminders of common homophobic and sexist slurs. She talks about harassment and about the backlash from MeToo/BalanceTonPorc in detail.
There is one mention of a "fait divers" in which a man murders his child; the description is not graphic, but the letter he wrote to explain his motivation to his ex-wife, the mother, is extensively quoted.
There are some brief mentions of pedophilia.