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White Women: Everything You Already Know About Your Own Racism and How to Do Better by Saira Rao, Regina Jackson
2 reviews
rorikae's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
'White Women: Everything You Already Know about Your Own Racism and How to Do Better' by Regina Jackson and Saira Rao should be mandatory reading for every white woman. This book is extremely direct in how it approaches how we as white women uphold white supremacy through daily acts of racism. I believe that many people will shy away from how directly the authors approach this subject but Jackson and Rao call on every white woman to interrogate our own actions and how we can do better. They delve into different aspects such as the violence inherent in white silence, 'microaggresions,' racism at work, racism at school, and so much more.
This is ultimately one of the most comprehensive call-ins that directly calls white women to do better. I honestly think that every white woman should read this text, interrogate their own reactions to what Jackson and Rao are saying, and return to this regularly to check in on if they have been doing the work.
This is ultimately one of the most comprehensive call-ins that directly calls white women to do better. I honestly think that every white woman should read this text, interrogate their own reactions to what Jackson and Rao are saying, and return to this regularly to check in on if they have been doing the work.
Graphic: Hate crime, Bullying, Gaslighting, Grief, Gun violence, Racism, Violence, and Misogyny
Minor: Cultural appropriation
saskiahill's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
A must read. Some of the descriptions brought such clarity to topics I had an inkling of, but didn't necessarily have the words for. Powerful, motivating, and the good kind of uncomfortable.
Graphic: Toxic friendship, Xenophobia, Misogyny, Cultural appropriation, Sexism, Gaslighting, and Racism
Moderate: Police brutality, Murder, Slavery, Gun violence, Genocide, and Colonisation
Minor: Racial slurs and Pandemic/Epidemic
There are uncomfortable topics covered by this book, but they are discussed as bad things, they're not encouraged or supported in the text. E.g. there are explicit examples of cultural appropriation, but the book is pointing out why this is wrong.
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