Hood Feminism

I feel like there have been a slough of books like this one in the last five years or so, all of which have a similar messages and themes. Each has its own slightly different approach, but within a few days of finishing the book I couldn't remember what differentiated it from other things I have read recently. 

I feel like just as soon as she started getting into the good stuff, she veered away instead of diving in.  For example, at one point she started to address prison and police reform and alternative models of accountability for sex offenses and domestic violence, a topic that I am very interested in and have been starving for more analysis.  But, all she did was sort of nod at the issue and then step back. I would have appreciated adding 50 pages to the book so she could have told me her actual thoughts on a really tough and complex issue.  This happened several times and I was left feeling like there could and should have been so much more. I continue to find myself asking, "When are we going to get into the nuanced discussions about practical solutions and approaches?"

It was also interesting that after complaining about other people trying to speak for people like her, she took time to voice concerns about other communities that she is not a part of, implying that her own experience of intersectional oppression meant that she understood and could articulate their experiences.  More than just being ironic, I felt like if she was going to do that, I wanted there to be some acknowledgement that she was doing this and why that was useful.
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Not recommended.

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