Reviews tagging 'Racial slurs'

So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo

55 reviews

srjennings's review against another edition

challenging hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

I wasn't sure what to expect from this book and was impressed with what I found.  The author goes through hot topic issues related to racism, lifts up common responses or (mis) understandings, and addresses those head on.She challenges readers to confront how they have thought about these things.  Additionally she provides ways the reader can address these things in conversation with others. It is easily accessible and written for a wide audience without any prior education on racial issues.  It is targeted primarily to whites, but would also be a helpful book for people of color to know how they can respond to racism and to examine how they may perpetuate racism against racial/ ethnic groups they do not belong to.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, Police brutality, and Cultural appropriation

siobhanward's review against another edition

informative medium-paced

5.0

 I really appreciated how approachable Oluo made her work, without ever pandering. This was a solid read and I liked that chapters ended with really practical information on how this can connect to your daily life and what you can actually do. I definitely think in the time since this book was written, so much has changed and happened that there's a lot to expand on. Oluo herself acknowledges this in the preface, talking about how she did not include enough about Indigenous peoples and that was an oversight. I thought Oluo was thoughtful, engaging and wrote a great book. This is definitely a book I'll be referencing and re-reading down the road. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism

katherinew's review against another edition

challenging hopeful informative medium-paced

4.0

Great practical information and advice for anyone (particularly if they are white like me) who wants to know more about racism/anti-racism and have more evidence to use when talking to people who aren't convinced that racism is a problem. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Racial slurs

anjasshelf's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cultural appropriation, Hate crime, Murder, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Ableism, Classism, Colonisation, Xenophobia, Bullying, Racism, and Violence

tiernanhunter's review against another edition

challenging informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Gaslighting, Genocide, Hate crime, Racism, Sexism, Murder, Toxic friendship, Gun violence, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Slavery, and Cultural appropriation

indiana_sorell's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative tense medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Racial slurs

claireswale's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

Ijeoma presents a very informative, illuminating and inspiring set of arguments for the racial disparities in our American society. A must read for all, but especially if you are white and want to be an anti-racist ally. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs

victoriarose12's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cultural appropriation, Racial slurs, Police brutality, and Racism

the_wistful_word_witch's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

5.0

This book is a great primer for delving into conversations about race with anyone. It's not the first book I've read like this, but it is one of the better ones. Not only does Ms Oluo provide information explaining the issues, but she also provides many opportunities to put your new-found knowledge into practice. This ranges from things you can say and do, and things you shouldn't, to a handy discussion guide for your book clubs at the end. 

The chapters are laid out thoughtfully and cover a lot of info without being too dry or preachy. Many of her personal anecdotes broke my heart and/or made me enraged. We white folks need to be having these discussions with other white folks so that Black folks don't have to keep dealing with white supremacist bullshit.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Racial slurs and Bullying

ellanaomi_713's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective sad fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cultural appropriation, Racism, Body shaming, Police brutality, Hate crime, Racial slurs, and Slavery

really important book to read, but pretty heavy topics for people who’ve experienced these injustices - may be triggering.