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Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People about Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge
5.0
“Not seeing race does little to deconstruct racist structures or materially improve the conditions which people of colour are subject to daily. In order to dismantle unjust, racist structures we must see race. We must see who benefits from their race , who is disproportionately impacted by negative stereotypes about their race, and to who power and privilege are bestowed upon -earned or not- because of their race, their class, and their gender. Seeing race is essential to changing the system.”
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I don’t think I have ever devoured a #nonfiction quite as fast as I did this one. I only started it yesterday and I’ve finished it tonight. @renieddolodge has written the most important book of the year. I wish could make it #compulsoryreading for everyone. I was enthralled by the Black British History she provides in the first chapter. So many questions I’ve often wondered but never known where to look for answers she provides in the first chapter of the book, Histories. There are a total of 7 chapters, each as compelling, informative, passionate and articulate as the other, but the chapters on #whiteprivilege and on #feminism truly stood out. In fact the one on feminism even gave me a lump in my throat: it was too real. I’ve been in supposedly “feminist” spaces only to find my colour/ethnicity/religion mean there’s little to no space at the table for me, and when I speak to point these things out, the “discomfort” l’m causing is worse than the exclusion. This book is the realist thing I have read this year. If you’re a person of colour you will find it educational and cathartic, if you’re not, you will find it educational and enlightening.
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I have never instastoried so hard with a book like I did this one. Easy to read but every page packed a punch. Do yourself a favour and read this book!
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I don’t think I have ever devoured a #nonfiction quite as fast as I did this one. I only started it yesterday and I’ve finished it tonight. @renieddolodge has written the most important book of the year. I wish could make it #compulsoryreading for everyone. I was enthralled by the Black British History she provides in the first chapter. So many questions I’ve often wondered but never known where to look for answers she provides in the first chapter of the book, Histories. There are a total of 7 chapters, each as compelling, informative, passionate and articulate as the other, but the chapters on #whiteprivilege and on #feminism truly stood out. In fact the one on feminism even gave me a lump in my throat: it was too real. I’ve been in supposedly “feminist” spaces only to find my colour/ethnicity/religion mean there’s little to no space at the table for me, and when I speak to point these things out, the “discomfort” l’m causing is worse than the exclusion. This book is the realist thing I have read this year. If you’re a person of colour you will find it educational and cathartic, if you’re not, you will find it educational and enlightening.
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I have never instastoried so hard with a book like I did this one. Easy to read but every page packed a punch. Do yourself a favour and read this book!