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Zootopia (2016)
Zootopia (2016)
2016 | Action, Animation, Comedy
A clever, grown-up Disney film with a great underlying moral
I was so astounded by this film that I watched it twice in a row. Beyond the cutsie animals and amazing graphic lies a much more darker message. Mixing godfather and classic 70s crime shows, this intelligent piece of Disney talks about discrimination and exploitation. Very different from the days of princesses and sweet melodies. One of my top favourite Disney films.
  
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ClareR (5721 KP) rated Black and Blue in Books

Jan 24, 2022  
Black and Blue
Black and Blue
Stuart Prebble, Parm Sandhu | 2022 | Biography, Crime, Law
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8.0 (1 Ratings)
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This was a fantastic memoir about Parm Sandhu - the most senior woman of colour in the London Metropolitan Police at the time she retired. She’s clearly a woman with drive, determination and ambition. The discrimination that she had to deal with within the Met Police is both unbelievable and wholly believable (sorry, Met Police 🤷🏼‍♀️).
It was a book that flowed really well, and a quick read, even if it wasn’t an easy one in parts.
  
These Dividing Walls
These Dividing Walls
Fran Cooper | 2017 | Fiction & Poetry
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
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Beautifully written, elegant and poignant
Unwaveringly brilliant pulling on each and every heart string. This poignant, rich portrayal of Paris life is completely immersive with moments of pure beauty. Written in the perspective of tenants living in a Parisian apartment, it encompasses modern tribulations with contemporary social politics including terror attacks and the rise of discrimination not to mention the human stories that hold it together. Fran Cooper is a genuinely fantastic writer and I look forward to reading more of her work in the future.
  
We Should All be Feminists
We Should All be Feminists
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie | 2014 | Essays
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8.3 (4 Ratings)
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What does feminism mean today? This explains what it means and offers a 20th century definition: inclusion and awareness. She points out institutional behaviours as well as blatant discrimination. She uses personal experiences to illustrate how bad this can be and what it means to be a woman today. Fantastic stuff!
Oh, and if you want to know whether I’d recommend it (the answer is yes), you only have to look at the example of Sweden, where they hand a copy of this book out to all teenagers, boys included, to read.
  
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