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Warum ich nicht länger mit Weißen über Hautfarbe spreche by Reni Eddo-Lodge
20 reviews
softgalaxy's review against another edition
5.0
Reading it in 2021 was eye-opening as I remember how different anti-racism was treated in the media 5-10 years ago. As Eddo-Lodge rightly says, there has been a renaissance in societal consciousness regarding whiteness and Blackness. It’s been wonderful to see, but there is a long way to go.
Every white person should read this
Graphic: Police brutality and Violence
Moderate: Racial slurs and Racism
pagesof_autumn's review against another edition
4.0
I docked a point because I feel it could've been more thorough and maybe ever-so-slightly more nuanced, but I also recognize that this isn't a topic I'm qualified to speak about.
I listened to the audio book, but I hope the print copy offers a thorough bibliography so that readers can explore the studies Eddo-Lodge cites for themselves.
Graphic: Racism
Moderate: Racial slurs
Minor: Murder and Violence
gabiabudhabi's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Racism, Murder, Sexual assault, Violence, Racial slurs, Police brutality, Physical abuse, and Hate crime
flara's review against another edition
3.75
Now I must say that as the book progressed, the writing became less fact-based and more emotional. I can't really blame Eddo-Lodge, she has every right to feel outraged. She wrote from her experience, which is experience shared by far too many. We don't need a statistic, an exact number, in order to believe or understand that yes, racism is truly ever-present and encompassing of non-white people's lives. Especially if those numbers had been laid out in previous chapters. I specifically mention this, because it has been pointed out in other reviews. I personally don't mind this, I think there is a need for an outcry where necessary. I haven't read as much as I would have liked about this topic in the past, I have to shamefully admit, therefore my review might be favourable due to this fact.
I enjoyed reading other people's perspectives, such as the interview (well, not really, but anyway) with Eddo-Lodge's mixed-raced friend, or her Texan white friend. I wish there were more, I think they intensified EL's point. The Nick Griffin interview was quite short, but oh my, so intense. I wanted to punch him through the book. How EL kept her cool during this phone call is beyond me.
All in all a great, essential read.
Graphic: Racism
Minor: Colonisation, Hate crime, Murder, Racial slurs, Slavery, and Violence
fionac326's review against another edition
4.0
Moderate: Colonisation, Hate crime, Murder, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, and Violence
jasmin_reads's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Police brutality, Murder, Violence, and Hate crime
Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Slavery
parul's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Racism, Slavery, and Violence
raquelbb's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Death, Grief, Hate crime, Islamophobia, Misogyny, Murder, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Trafficking, and Violence
lilacsophie's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Police brutality, Racism, Sexism, Violence, and Slavery
Moderate: Pedophilia, Rape, and Sexual assault
Minor: Self harm and Ableism
skudiklier's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Islamophobia, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, and Xenophobia
Minor: Ableism