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4.03 AVERAGE
4.03 AVERAGE
Really interesting idea for a book about race. From a white person's perspective fighting for various anti-racism causes and organisations. I did like the overall approach that Wise had for this book in terms of highlighting that allyship is not nearly as affective as coalition building. If you do something FOR someone else, then it's never sustainable. If you do it for yourself (because living in an anti-racist world is better for all of us) then you will never give up. Overall though, I didn't find myself getting a huge amount out of the book. The structure was somewhat lacking and it just didn't grip me like I was hoping it would.
Really good, important exploration of whiteness and white privilege. Wise's writing makes this an enjoyable read, and the variety of experiences he offers gives a lot to consider. I found it especially incredible that he wrote this in 2004 when so much of this language seems very current.
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A great primer for those beginning their studies of racial dynamics in America. At times, though, I felt Wise coming from a place of answers more than questions. I needed more questions to provoke my thinking. Other times, I worried Wise was speaking from a place of connectedness and uniformity I don't feel exists within any one race or ethnicity. I wanted to yell, "Stop, you're not speaking for me or to my experience."
The last piece that held up my appreciation for the text was Wise's style. Tell me what you want to tell me. Trust me as a reader to dig into it if I want, no need to restate over and over again. I'll get it. Trust me.
The last piece that held up my appreciation for the text was Wise's style. Tell me what you want to tell me. Trust me as a reader to dig into it if I want, no need to restate over and over again. I'll get it. Trust me.
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very thought provoking book. i didn't necessarily agree with everything he has to say cause at the end of the day he's a liberal, but there's so much insight here that's missed by so many others calling themselves progressive. read, think, examine and learn.
This book was not really what I was expecting, but it was enlightening nonetheless. Wise gives his own experiences dealing with racism from a white man's perspective. The message he tries to get across is that racism effects white people just as much as black people. Because of white privilege, white people are often ignorant of what black people really face in the United States, and while they don't believe they are racist, oftentimes society has conditioned white people (and black people) to view each other in racists terms without realizing it.
This was a really fascinating study on current racial issues in the South.
This was a really fascinating study on current racial issues in the South.
This book is an excellent place to start if you don’t believe in white privilege but I will say there are times he writes with a slightly sarcastic tone which might be off putting for conservatives/right wingers. Try to set aside your offense and sensitivity to these things and really hear what he is saying. It’s powerful and very important to grasp if we truly want to be an ‘indivisible’ nation.