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onceandfuturelaura's review against another edition
3.0
Follow up to DiAngelo's brilliant White Fragility. Good, but doesn't add much to the first. It also indulges in a lot of pique towards people in her training sessions who do things that annoy her, which rather detracted from the air of self deprecating wisdom.
I appreciated that she respectfully acknowledged a whole lot of Black writers. I really appreciated the link to Tess Martin's article on what not to do as a white person when you've been called out. Great list of things I have done too many of.
All in all, a good refresher on some of the ways we white progressive perpetuate racism and racist systems. But White Fragility is a better book.
I appreciated that she respectfully acknowledged a whole lot of Black writers. I really appreciated the link to Tess Martin's article on what not to do as a white person when you've been called out. Great list of things I have done too many of.
All in all, a good refresher on some of the ways we white progressive perpetuate racism and racist systems. But White Fragility is a better book.
jess_hoop's review against another edition
3.0
2.5 stars. Half of this book felt like a rebuttal to her haters. The other half was a rehash of White Fragility or other anti-racist texts. White Fragility is the stronger of her two works.
fauxbot's review against another edition
1.0
Bailed at 15%. This book is so fucking contradictory. It’s almost like no one person can be an authority on how things make them feel, but the author needs to tell everyone that there’s no one way to handle things while also being completely and totally sure that SHE is the authority on interracial relations.
I just don’t have time to be more frustrated than I already am.
I just don’t have time to be more frustrated than I already am.
swarnickjr's review against another edition
4.0
I agree with reviews that tell us to read antiracist books by Black authors. I also agree though that white people need to do this work without making BIPOC people do all the work- and so this book is a good supplement to trying to reach out to white people. I’ve been a nice racist before and will continue to do nice racist things on my journey- and Diangelo as a white woman points that out and points us to other materials written by BIPOC people. If this is the only antiracist work white peoples want to do it’s not enough- I do gain insight though reading her perspective even after reading a lot of antiracist works.
dalwisch's review
Felt like no new information since I'd already read White Fragility. Starting to question the concept of white people leading the discussion on race. Would rather be reading info made available by black activists instead.
vaderbird's review against another edition
1.0
5 star - Perfect
4 star - i would recommend
3 star - good
2 star - struggled to complete
1 star - could not finish
4 star - i would recommend
3 star - good
2 star - struggled to complete
1 star - could not finish