Scan barcode
A review by transforattention
Living Resistance: An Indigenous Vision for Seeking Wholeness Every Day by Kaitlin B. Curtice
2.0
I wish the author had hired a trans editor to take out the phrase, "women and all those who identify as female," which positions trans women as not already included in the word 'women'. It's upsetting to read transphobic neo-liberal expressions that contradict the very thesis of a book touting solidarity and activism. This kind of soul crushing blanket statement reveals how those who use it really view trans people, all while hiding behind a veil of innocent inclusivity. If you mean women, say women. If you mean women and some non binary folks and trans men, say that. You could also say women and those comfortable in women's spaces. There are a myriad of options- the list goes on. Get creative.
This is a rant. It extends way beyond this book. It's just really hard to see this kind of thing and continue reading. I did, though. The author includes some important data, while suggesting actions that do not disrupt the status quo. I have never read more about instagram in a book positing itself as a source for Resistance (accompanied by other pro-capitalist, neo-liberal underpinnings). There are valuable discussions of spirituality and the appropriation of decolonization, followed by depressing proposed "resistance" tactics of buying things and asking for more from white supremacist institutions, which only serves to further legitimize them. We can all do better than that. We can dismantle these institutions. Spending money the *right* way is still buying into a system where money is the answer. There's nothing decolonial about solving the problems of capitalism with more capitalism.
Please do better!
This is a rant. It extends way beyond this book. It's just really hard to see this kind of thing and continue reading. I did, though. The author includes some important data, while suggesting actions that do not disrupt the status quo. I have never read more about instagram in a book positing itself as a source for Resistance (accompanied by other pro-capitalist, neo-liberal underpinnings). There are valuable discussions of spirituality and the appropriation of decolonization, followed by depressing proposed "resistance" tactics of buying things and asking for more from white supremacist institutions, which only serves to further legitimize them. We can all do better than that. We can dismantle these institutions. Spending money the *right* way is still buying into a system where money is the answer. There's nothing decolonial about solving the problems of capitalism with more capitalism.
Please do better!