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A review by oxnard_montalvo
Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People about Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge
I wanted to read something that focuses on systemic racism through a non-American lens; looking back on how issues of racism have been addressed in my time in the UK, so much of the conversation seems to be about the US without really touching on problems within the UK. There seems to be a kind of disonance between the progressive values the UK claims to have, and reality.
Similarly, now that I've had an opportunity to see how racism is broached in primary schools, all the focus is on the US civil rights movement, Rosa Parks and MLK. All of which are presented somewhat superficially in class time. This book certainly made me aware of events and policy that I'd previously never heard of.
Reading through some of the reviews of this book make me wonder if the people writing them acutally attempted to read this. Nothing in it was insulting or particularly radical in my opinion.
Similarly, now that I've had an opportunity to see how racism is broached in primary schools, all the focus is on the US civil rights movement, Rosa Parks and MLK. All of which are presented somewhat superficially in class time. This book certainly made me aware of events and policy that I'd previously never heard of.
Reading through some of the reviews of this book make me wonder if the people writing them acutally attempted to read this. Nothing in it was insulting or particularly radical in my opinion.