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Warum ich nicht länger mit Weißen über Hautfarbe spreche by Reni Eddo-Lodge
51 reviews
lola1212's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.25
Content Warnings
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Colonisation, Fatphobia, Sexism, Drug use, Rape, Ableism, Addiction, Abortion, Gaslighting, Hate crime, Misogyny, Police brutality, Racism, Racial slurs, Pedophilia, and Slavery
thechocolatefinger's review against another edition
reflective
medium-paced
2.0
A lot of this seems like a rant and is much more autobiographical than about general racism. I think it would make a lot more sense if i knew who she (the author) was, so I probably only recommend it if you already know her and know about her personal experiences.
All the actual stuff about racism seems so surface level and obvious (eg stop and search is racist, intersectional feminism is good), like it doesn’t delve into why this institutional racism exists or how it affects everyone. She just says some anecdotal examples. But I guess she’s not a political theorist so that’s why it’s all about her. But I just don’t like that.
She also has the opinion of “all White people are unconsciously racist” which I don’t think is a beneficial argument, especially when she barely explains what her definition of racism is. But whatever ig.
Also from the title you might assume it is about racism overall, but it is actually very Black-specific, with only slight references to other ethnic minorities. But again, it all comes down to the book basically being autobiographical instead of actually about racism in general.
I think maybe if you’re completely new to ideas of White privilege and you don’t know what institutional racism is, then reading this would be like eye-opening for you (as it seems to be for many other reviewers). But if you already know that (or literally have ever done basic sociology) this book is not worth it, it is just saying obvious things in really no depth at all.
All the actual stuff about racism seems so surface level and obvious (eg stop and search is racist, intersectional feminism is good), like it doesn’t delve into why this institutional racism exists or how it affects everyone. She just says some anecdotal examples. But I guess she’s not a political theorist so that’s why it’s all about her. But I just don’t like that.
She also has the opinion of “all White people are unconsciously racist” which I don’t think is a beneficial argument, especially when she barely explains what her definition of racism is. But whatever ig.
Also from the title you might assume it is about racism overall, but it is actually very Black-specific, with only slight references to other ethnic minorities. But again, it all comes down to the book basically being autobiographical instead of actually about racism in general.
I think maybe if you’re completely new to ideas of White privilege and you don’t know what institutional racism is, then reading this would be like eye-opening for you (as it seems to be for many other reviewers). But if you already know that (or literally have ever done basic sociology) this book is not worth it, it is just saying obvious things in really no depth at all.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism
Moderate: Racial slurs and Police brutality
glittery_phoenix's review against another edition
informative
medium-paced
5.0
This is an incredible, world-view shifting book that should be an essential read for every Brit.
It conceptualises terms like race, racism, prejudice, colourism, intersectionality and institutional racism..... But it does so in a way that is not only digestible to the reader but creates a tangible mental map of how everything is connected.
Touching on topics from history- the Atlantic slave trade to individual cases of assault, police brutality and injustice. This helps to explain the bigger picture of how things came to be, but also cultural turning points that had huge influence on the culture of Britian.
As someone from Liverpool I was very aware of our city's dark past with slavery, but the way Reni brings to life this history is brilliantly insightful while still rightfully difficult to learn about.
I felt privileged to be taken on the journey of the author from her childlike innocence up to the empowering and beautifully eloquent woman she is at the time of writing.
No review can do this justice, I can only implore you to read it. If it makes you uncomfortable then that is all the more reason to not shift your gaze. This book should be essential reading for every British person and anyone, of any race, who cares about understanding life experiences outside their own.
It conceptualises terms like race, racism, prejudice, colourism, intersectionality and institutional racism..... But it does so in a way that is not only digestible to the reader but creates a tangible mental map of how everything is connected.
Touching on topics from history- the Atlantic slave trade to individual cases of assault, police brutality and injustice. This helps to explain the bigger picture of how things came to be, but also cultural turning points that had huge influence on the culture of Britian.
As someone from Liverpool I was very aware of our city's dark past with slavery, but the way Reni brings to life this history is brilliantly insightful while still rightfully difficult to learn about.
I felt privileged to be taken on the journey of the author from her childlike innocence up to the empowering and beautifully eloquent woman she is at the time of writing.
No review can do this justice, I can only implore you to read it. If it makes you uncomfortable then that is all the more reason to not shift your gaze. This book should be essential reading for every British person and anyone, of any race, who cares about understanding life experiences outside their own.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Genocide, Hate crime, Murder, Police brutality, Trafficking, Violence, Xenophobia, War, Classism, Cultural appropriation, Deportation, Slavery, Colonisation, Forced institutionalization, Physical abuse, Racism, Death, and Racial slurs
emminkirjakasa's review against another edition
informative
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
Tähän oli tosi vaikea kirjottaa arvostelua. Kirja herätti paljon ajatuksia ja tunteta. Kirjassa on älyttömän hyvin sanotettu eri tilanteita, sekä rasismin muuntautuminen orjuudesta tämän päivän oikeiston nousuun.
Suosittelen tätä isosti jokaiselle valkoiselle.
Suosittelen tätä isosti jokaiselle valkoiselle.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, and Slavery
Moderate: Sexual harassment, Ableism, and Rape
Minor: Fire/Fire injury and War
withlivjones's review against another edition
challenging
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.25
An informative and eye-opening book that covers every single base when it comes to racism in Britain, from black history to the many flaws in the system to how racism intersects with feminism. Why are we not taught any of this at school?? Essential reading for white people so we can be true allies to people of colour.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Slavery and Racism
Moderate: Classism, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Rape, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Colonisation, Death, and Hate crime
sandysmith's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
A book every white person should read. As a person of white privilege, I thought myself a well-read, non racist moral person. I still feel I'm well read but now feel much more educated, especially in the context of historical black history in the UK, my knowledge limited to US history taught in school. The title itself is very smack it in your face polarising, but I read it anyway. For me, the most interesting, thought-provoking, and challenging chapter was the one about feminism. Overall It was a sad emotional must-read book giving me a better understanding of the issues involved, and I hope making me a better informed ally.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism
fairylibrary's review against another edition
challenging
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism
Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment
lindsaylhunter's review against another edition
challenging
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
4.5
After a lifetime of embodying difference, I have no desire to be equal. I want to deconstruct the structural power of a system that marked me out as different. I don't wish to be assimilated into the status quo. I want to be liberated from all negative assumptions that my characteristics bring. The onus is not on me to change. Instead, it's the world around me.
Impactful. Reni Eddo-Lodge knows how to balance her lived experiences with the facts of the matter. It's no mean feat to create something so readable when you're handling incendiary topics like race, class and gender. I particularly loved the middle chapters regarding intersectionality and (white) feminism.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism and Racial slurs
Moderate: Sexism
adampjt's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racial slurs, Violence, and Racism
zaracampbell's review against another edition
informative
medium-paced
5.0
A must-read for any white person; incredibly enlightening and provides an opportunity for contextualising our own relation (and responsibility) to racism. Understanding the intersection of race and gender, race and class, etc is also paramount to breaking down the institutional structures that serve to harm people of colour.
Issues with systematic racism in the UK must be spotlighted: our education system asks us to look to the American civil rights movement to study the impacts of racism, distancing ourselves from any possibility that racism could have been so prevalent in our country.
Reni writes very powerfully, unapologetically and with conviction.
Issues with systematic racism in the UK must be spotlighted: our education system asks us to look to the American civil rights movement to study the impacts of racism, distancing ourselves from any possibility that racism could have been so prevalent in our country.
Reni writes very powerfully, unapologetically and with conviction.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Xenophobia, Racism, and Racial slurs
Moderate: Islamophobia and Slavery