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Argument could be better structured but was a great start for those wanting to learn
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Very well written and researched, his viewpoint is stated clearly and supported. whether you agree with it or not it certainly provides a lot of insights into race as it exists in America.
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This book is crucial to understanding the current landscape of racial politics and racial relationships. I cannot understate how much this book gave me the language for things I perceive and experience daily as POC in America.
Even more critical rather than dryly philosophizing it takes first-hand accounts from people and conducts an analysis of the speech patterns and biases, dissects them, and ultimately offers and actionable way forward.
Even more critical rather than dryly philosophizing it takes first-hand accounts from people and conducts an analysis of the speech patterns and biases, dissects them, and ultimately offers and actionable way forward.
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This is a really good look at why the color-blind approach to race in the US doesn’t work. However, if you’re already onboard with the idea that “I don’t see color” is a problematic lens, this doesn’t add much to the conversation.
Truthfully, the book itself feels dated. Despite Bonilla-Silva updating and addressing the “current” state of race relations in this edition, it was still written with a pre-2020 lens, and thus a lot of the political extrapolation that the last tenth of the book does, falls flat.
However, that doesn’t prevent the survey analysis of white (and to a lesser extent black) respondents’ from being interesting. Once you get past the 25% mark of the book (and therefore past the thesis being stated a billion times), the perspectives are a fascinating, if not at times a completely frustrating, read.
I’m not mad that I read this, but it’s definitely not a must-read if you already have a sufficiently progressive grasp on race in the current US landscape.
Truthfully, the book itself feels dated. Despite Bonilla-Silva updating and addressing the “current” state of race relations in this edition, it was still written with a pre-2020 lens, and thus a lot of the political extrapolation that the last tenth of the book does, falls flat.
However, that doesn’t prevent the survey analysis of white (and to a lesser extent black) respondents’ from being interesting. Once you get past the 25% mark of the book (and therefore past the thesis being stated a billion times), the perspectives are a fascinating, if not at times a completely frustrating, read.
I’m not mad that I read this, but it’s definitely not a must-read if you already have a sufficiently progressive grasp on race in the current US landscape.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Racism
informative
reflective
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