This book says some unbelievably misogynist and racist things. I've included a couple photos of the most egregious passages. For one, the book blames the increasing prevalence of BPD diagnoses on the "destruction of the nuclear family", divorce, increased time spent in childcare, and changing gender roles -- all things that just happen to be extremely important to women's economic and financial independence. And, incidentally, all things for which there is NO EVIDENCE that they contribute to mental illness in children.
There is also a passage where the author blames an EIGHT-YEAR-OLD CHILD for the sexual abuse she suffered from her stepfather, literally saying that she "allowed" it to continue. This is outrageous and offense victim-blaming -- an eight-year-old does not have the mental and emotional capacity to defend herself against an adult sexual predator!
Additionally, the author victim-blames again when citing a case of a black woman who supposedly used her "racial sensitivities" to avoid taking responsibility for her actions, the author saying that "railing against racial discrimination was useless without a commitment to work toward changing it". This effectively states that victims of racism are responsible for ending racism and for teaching white people how to not be racist. I hope I don't have to explain why this is ridiculous and egregiously offensive.
I do not understand why this book has so many positive reviews. I am sickened by how misogynist and outright absurd many of the claims in this book are.
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This book says some unbelievably misogynist and racist things. I've included a couple photos of the most egregious passages. For one, the book blames the increasing prevalence of BPD diagnoses on the "destruction of the nuclear family", divorce, increased time spent in childcare, and changing gender roles -- all things that just happen to be extremely important to women's economic and financial independence. And, incidentally, all things for which there is NO EVIDENCE that they contribute to mental illness in children.There is also a passage where the author blames an EIGHT-YEAR-OLD CHILD for the sexual abuse she suffered from her stepfather, literally saying that she "allowed" it to continue. This is outrageous and offense victim-blaming -- an eight-year-old does not have the mental and emotional capacity to defend herself against an adult sexual predator!Additionally, the author victim-blames again when citing a case of a black woman who supposedly used her "racial sensitivities" to avoid taking responsibility for her actions, the author saying that "railing against racial discrimination was useless without a commitment to work toward changing it". This effectively states that victims of racism are responsible for ending racism and for teaching white people how to not be racist. I hope I don't have to explain why this is ridiculous and egregiously offensive.I do not understand why this book has so many positive reviews. I am sickened by how misogynist and outright absurd many of the claims in this book are.
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Reviewed in the United States on June 20, 2019
This book says some unbelievably misogynist and racist things. I've included a couple photos of the most egregious passages. For one, the book blames the increasing prevalence of BPD diagnoses on the "destruction of the nuclear family", divorce, increased time spent in childcare, and changing gender roles -- all things that just happen to be extremely important to women's economic and financial independence. And, incidentally, all things for which there is NO EVIDENCE that they contribute to mental illness in children.
There is also a passage where the author blames an EIGHT-YEAR-OLD CHILD for the sexual abuse she suffered from her stepfather, literally saying that she "allowed" it to continue. This is outrageous and offense victim-blaming -- an eight-year-old does not have the mental and emotional capacity to defend herself against an adult sexual predator!
Additionally, the author victim-blames again when citing a case of a black woman who supposedly used her "racial sensitivities" to avoid taking responsibility for her actions, the author saying that "railing against racial discrimination was useless without a commitment to work toward changing it". This effectively states that victims of racism are responsible for ending racism and for teaching white people how to not be racist. I hope I don't have to explain why this is ridiculous and egregiously offensive.
I do not understand why this book has so many positive reviews. I am sickened by how misogynist and outright absurd many of the claims in this book are.
There is also a passage where the author blames an EIGHT-YEAR-OLD CHILD for the sexual abuse she suffered from her stepfather, literally saying that she "allowed" it to continue. This is outrageous and offense victim-blaming -- an eight-year-old does not have the mental and emotional capacity to defend herself against an adult sexual predator!
Additionally, the author victim-blames again when citing a case of a black woman who supposedly used her "racial sensitivities" to avoid taking responsibility for her actions, the author saying that "railing against racial discrimination was useless without a commitment to work toward changing it". This effectively states that victims of racism are responsible for ending racism and for teaching white people how to not be racist. I hope I don't have to explain why this is ridiculous and egregiously offensive.
I do not understand why this book has so many positive reviews. I am sickened by how misogynist and outright absurd many of the claims in this book are.
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Reviewed in the United States on April 18, 2019
If I could rate this book 0 stars, I would. It blames victims of childhood abandonment and sexual abuse for “allowing” abuse to continue and not standing up for themselves. See page 112-113.
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