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How to Be Less Stupid about Race: On Racism, White Supremacy, and the Racial Divide
Crystal M. Fleming
4.36 AVERAGE
185 reviews for:
How to Be Less Stupid about Race: On Racism, White Supremacy, and the Racial Divide
Crystal M. Fleming
4.36 AVERAGE
So many thoughts about this book.
One: A spirit of thankfulness. It's Sociology 101 and folks like myself on occasion find it difficult to articulate the ills of white supremacy, heterosexism, and the ties of our history to the present. Dr. Fleming does a great job of laying it out and encouraging readers to do their own research thereafter. This work serves as a great refresher book as well.
Two: F*ck your feelings. Check them at the door. Honestly, Dr. Fleming isn't here to coddle you and make you feel good. Sorry, not sorry. You're gonna feel some sorta way about everything that's being addressed. I even found myself falling back into my old ways of respectable politics and tone policing while reading a few of her chapters. But I checked myself because nothing she's saying is false. So if you're serious about wanting to address your miseducation, then this is a great start.
Three: This was written for those seeking answers and change. I can't imagine benevolent or ignorant racists getting past the first chapter without throwing the book in the fire. But I do see those wanting to learn and change beyond the "one love/all lives/Obama killed racism" narrative they've clung to using this book as a stepping stone to a new chapter in their lives.
Bravo, Dr. Fleming.
One: A spirit of thankfulness. It's Sociology 101 and folks like myself on occasion find it difficult to articulate the ills of white supremacy, heterosexism, and the ties of our history to the present. Dr. Fleming does a great job of laying it out and encouraging readers to do their own research thereafter. This work serves as a great refresher book as well.
Two: F*ck your feelings. Check them at the door. Honestly, Dr. Fleming isn't here to coddle you and make you feel good. Sorry, not sorry. You're gonna feel some sorta way about everything that's being addressed. I even found myself falling back into my old ways of respectable politics and tone policing while reading a few of her chapters. But I checked myself because nothing she's saying is false. So if you're serious about wanting to address your miseducation, then this is a great start.
Three: This was written for those seeking answers and change. I can't imagine benevolent or ignorant racists getting past the first chapter without throwing the book in the fire. But I do see those wanting to learn and change beyond the "one love/all lives/Obama killed racism" narrative they've clung to using this book as a stepping stone to a new chapter in their lives.
Bravo, Dr. Fleming.
Such an excellent resource that I haven't seen too many people talk about when discussing anti racist literature. I definitely recommend!
I finished reading this book and I'm going to keep it off my bookshelf because I'm not done referring back to it or learning from it or re-reading sections of it; it's a great resource and a really approachable text for starting (& continuing) antiracist work. I wish I had skipped White Fragility and come directly to this instead.
Impactful, cogent, deeply informative, and rich with resources about historical racism, systematic racism, antiracism, colorism, etc. I can’t recommend this book enough. My first go through was via audiobook, but as soon as my physical copy arrives in the mail you better believe I will be rehashing, highlighting, and researching further.
challenging
funny
informative
reflective
slow-paced
This was a tough read. Which is good, because it was tough because it was presenting me with new information that was challenging. And it reminded me that sitting at home and reading is definitely not going to solve anything.
challenging
informative
reflective
medium-paced
challenging
hopeful
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
I Black feminist sociologist shares her evolving understanding of racism, which can gives us all permission to learn and grow. I think her criticism of Obama, for whom she served as a spokesperson in Paris in 2008, was particularly interesting. Good combination of history, analysis, and personal reflections.
I listened this book in order to finish it in time for the discussion, then was not able to access the discussion. So I think it would be good to actually read it and better absorb her ideas.
I listened this book in order to finish it in time for the discussion, then was not able to access the discussion. So I think it would be good to actually read it and better absorb her ideas.