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4.49 AVERAGE
One of the best books I read in my life. A face punching book. A must read for every white person out there.
If you teach, you must read this book. Robin DiAngelo notes that most individuals who enter teacher education are white, came from white neighborhoods and were educated in white schools by white teachers. Increasingly, they teach a diverse plethora of students but have no concept how to talk about race in a productive manner. This book is the product of years of antiracist work on her part.
As a white woman who has for the last several years identified as an ally, I found this book helpful and instructive. I'm anxious about saying "the wrong thing," and so sometimes I forget just to engage at a personal level at all. DiAngelo helpfully reminded me that I'm not always going to get it right, and that when I do receive corrective feedback, I'll (hopefully) be embarrassed for messing up. But it's better than not trying. I recommend this book if you are seeking to improve your allyship or if you are looking to be an ally in the first place.
As a white woman who has for the last several years identified as an ally, I found this book helpful and instructive. I'm anxious about saying "the wrong thing," and so sometimes I forget just to engage at a personal level at all. DiAngelo helpfully reminded me that I'm not always going to get it right, and that when I do receive corrective feedback, I'll (hopefully) be embarrassed for messing up. But it's better than not trying. I recommend this book if you are seeking to improve your allyship or if you are looking to be an ally in the first place.
As a white person, I've already accepted the fact that I have been socialized to white supremacy. This book helps me understand the dynamics of HOW that works. Helpful for my own growth and also should be helpful in discussing race with other white people.
Packed full of insightul material and organized into digestible sections, with reflection questions and resources.
Read this on my own, and liked the pacing a lot; started with definitions and a framework, and then tackled some of the more challenging and embedded aspects of racism for individuals and groups. I could see how this would be much more valuable as a small group/class resource (as it was designed to be). A key moment of insight for me from early in the book; I too was raised in a way that didnt highlight that lack of exposure to POC was impoverishing me culturally.
Further into the material I was impressed with the analysis and rebuttal for many common tropes, responses, and arguments dismissing racism; this book functions as primer for antiracist apologetics.
I plan to write down some of my key takeaways, useful and helpful suggestions and discuss as well as identify actions I can implement personally.
Systemically, as an organizational effectiveness practitioner, (in the HR function), I find it necessary to educate myself about the way racism and bias can impact talent practices from hiring, evaluation, promotion, leadership development, to other actions like pay inequities.
Read this on my own, and liked the pacing a lot; started with definitions and a framework, and then tackled some of the more challenging and embedded aspects of racism for individuals and groups. I could see how this would be much more valuable as a small group/class resource (as it was designed to be). A key moment of insight for me from early in the book; I too was raised in a way that didnt highlight that lack of exposure to POC was impoverishing me culturally.
Further into the material I was impressed with the analysis and rebuttal for many common tropes, responses, and arguments dismissing racism; this book functions as primer for antiracist apologetics.
I plan to write down some of my key takeaways, useful and helpful suggestions and discuss as well as identify actions I can implement personally.
Systemically, as an organizational effectiveness practitioner, (in the HR function), I find it necessary to educate myself about the way racism and bias can impact talent practices from hiring, evaluation, promotion, leadership development, to other actions like pay inequities.
Just fantastic. While i've been exposed to a lot of this material through my sociology classes, it's one thing to read about racism in an academic article, and it's another thing to read about it in a book meant for a popular audience. I found this book very easy (if not comfortable) to read. It also did a lot to help me develop my own vocabulary and ability to speak about race. I've been consciously trying to increase my race literacy for several years now, but found it exceedingly difficult to talk about it out loud, for fear of saying something wrong. DiAngelo is good at reminding us that we're going to mess up. That we must make mistakes and gracefully learn from them.
I look forward to reading her more recent work.
I look forward to reading her more recent work.
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Phenomenal
I read this with a committed study group on anti-racism, which was a wonderful way to work through the deep and difficult topics of this book. Going forward, I expect to return to the chapters of this book as a reference and guide. DiAngelo has written a thoughtful, harsh, and true analysis on the question of what it means to be white.
Book 46 of the PopSugar Reading Challenge: A Book With a Question in the Title
Woof. I simultaneously have all the words and none of the words. Robin DiAngelo DEFINITELY has all the words. And there are a lot of them you may not like if you read this book. The reality is that white people (and I very much include myself in that statement) need to hear them. If you are interested at all in anti racism, please do yourself a favor and read this. The one thing I will say (this isn’t necessarily a bad thing) is that this feels very academic. It made me think of a grad school textbook. While I haven’t read “White Fragility” by Robin DiAngelo, I have heard that it is a much more palatable yet equally impactful book for the average white person. I would recommend picking either of these books up. Your future self will not regret it!
Woof. I simultaneously have all the words and none of the words. Robin DiAngelo DEFINITELY has all the words. And there are a lot of them you may not like if you read this book. The reality is that white people (and I very much include myself in that statement) need to hear them. If you are interested at all in anti racism, please do yourself a favor and read this. The one thing I will say (this isn’t necessarily a bad thing) is that this feels very academic. It made me think of a grad school textbook. While I haven’t read “White Fragility” by Robin DiAngelo, I have heard that it is a much more palatable yet equally impactful book for the average white person. I would recommend picking either of these books up. Your future self will not regret it!
Absolute must read for ever single white person out there. Read immediately. Listening to the podcast series “Seeing White” is also a must.