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4.49 AVERAGE
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One look at the title and I was like okay, I have to read this book. One look at the author and I was like okay, now I REALLY have to read this book. "So You Want to Talk About Race" was one of my favorite antiracist reads of the year, so I was eagerly anticipating more of Ijeoma Oluo's writing.
What I appreciate the most about this book is how it's essentially the opposite of one of those white male election think-pieces pondering, "how exactly did we GET here?" (ie. Donald Trunp's election, basically the general shitshow that was the last 4 years). Oluo puts a stop to that nonsense immediately, hammering home the point that for anyone not a white male, things have ALWAYS been like this. What we are living through is not particularly unique or unexpected, but rather, and obvious byproduct of years of white male dominance.
This book is markedly more serious in tone and content than her first book, but still very impactful. Through a series of essays, Oluo points to example after example of white male mediocrity, and how this mediocrity functions to keep anyone else from rising up. To be honest, I wasn't particularly keen on the academic/research-based tone this book took, but that's just a personal preference. I found it hard to pay attention during these sections, as unfortunately, the writing read as a little dry for me. I definitely think Oluo's personal writing and anecdotes are her strongest points though. Very insightful and engaging to read, though frequently disturbing and harrowing. Overall though, worth adding to your antiracist reading list.
What I appreciate the most about this book is how it's essentially the opposite of one of those white male election think-pieces pondering, "how exactly did we GET here?" (ie. Donald Trunp's election, basically the general shitshow that was the last 4 years). Oluo puts a stop to that nonsense immediately, hammering home the point that for anyone not a white male, things have ALWAYS been like this. What we are living through is not particularly unique or unexpected, but rather, and obvious byproduct of years of white male dominance.
This book is markedly more serious in tone and content than her first book, but still very impactful. Through a series of essays, Oluo points to example after example of white male mediocrity, and how this mediocrity functions to keep anyone else from rising up. To be honest, I wasn't particularly keen on the academic/research-based tone this book took, but that's just a personal preference. I found it hard to pay attention during these sections, as unfortunately, the writing read as a little dry for me. I definitely think Oluo's personal writing and anecdotes are her strongest points though. Very insightful and engaging to read, though frequently disturbing and harrowing. Overall though, worth adding to your antiracist reading list.
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This was refreshingly enraging. Taught me a lot of things I didn’t know and affirmed a lot of things I did.
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It's been a spell since I took a history class (spell being since 1996 I think) and boy howdy, the history I was taught sure was freaking white-washed to say the least.
"Medicore" By Ijeoma Oluo, the author of "Now you want to talk about race" is another must read book.
Clearly this was a well research book and she even said in the acknowlements that she could have easily written aother 1000 pages from all the information she learned.
You know, there isn't much we can do about the past. But we can certainly LEARN about the past. We can not REPEAT past mistakes. We can ACKNOWLEDGE the poor and horribly unfair and unlawful treatment of others and ensure it doesn't happen again. We can always DO BETTER. We can always do better.
"Medicore" By Ijeoma Oluo, the author of "Now you want to talk about race" is another must read book.
Clearly this was a well research book and she even said in the acknowlements that she could have easily written aother 1000 pages from all the information she learned.
You know, there isn't much we can do about the past. But we can certainly LEARN about the past. We can not REPEAT past mistakes. We can ACKNOWLEDGE the poor and horribly unfair and unlawful treatment of others and ensure it doesn't happen again. We can always DO BETTER. We can always do better.