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A review by plannedandplanted
Thick: And Other Essays by Tressie McMillan Cottom
challenging
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
tense
medium-paced
4.5
Like most essay collections, there are some that stand out more than others. Here are the few that I think will stick with me:
- Dying to be Competent. It’s depressing how unsurprising any of this story was for me, yet my jaw still dropped at the sheer incompetency and disregard black women are treated with by the medical system.
- Black Is Over (Or, Special
black). I really loved the discussion here on what it means to be Black, and how there are different facets (Black individuals in America with lineage there and no link to slavery, non-American black folks etc). And how Black Black Americans are still treated more poorly and have less opportunities than many “Special
blacks” in America.
- Black Girlhood Interrupted. So fucking sad. Made me wanna scream and rage and wrap every little black girl in my arms.
If I’m being honest, some parts of some of the other essays were kind of confusing to me. A little bit too complex for my brain to follow, but most of the other points I understood were still important. Those 3 alone were enough to give it 4.5
- Dying to be Competent. It’s depressing how unsurprising any of this story was for me, yet my jaw still dropped at the sheer incompetency and disregard black women are treated with by the medical system.
- Black Is Over (Or, Special
black). I really loved the discussion here on what it means to be Black, and how there are different facets (Black individuals in America with lineage there and no link to slavery, non-American black folks etc). And how Black Black Americans are still treated more poorly and have less opportunities than many “Special
blacks” in America.
- Black Girlhood Interrupted. So fucking sad. Made me wanna scream and rage and wrap every little black girl in my arms.
If I’m being honest, some parts of some of the other essays were kind of confusing to me. A little bit too complex for my brain to follow, but most of the other points I understood were still important. Those 3 alone were enough to give it 4.5