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A review by labyrinth_witch
Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People about Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge
5.0
Reni Eddo Lodge outlines the tensions and frustrations of discussing race with white people along 6 dimensions- history, the system, white privilege, fear of a black planet, feminism, and class. She ends not with a “we’re getting there” but a “we have to have this messy, complicated discussion” to get “there.”
Her critique of the way these discussions of race unfold, are framed, are appropriated for political agendas, and are distorted to protect whiteness as a political ideology resonated. Not in the way of, “oh yeah, I totally knew that” but in a “oh. Yes. That was how I’ve been taught to think and speak about race.”
Her work was incredibly insightful, thought-provoking, and helpful in understanding myself and the context of the current political environment. I recommend this book to everyone.
“Racism is a white problem. It reveals the anxieties, hypocrisies, and double standards of whiteness.”
Her critique of the way these discussions of race unfold, are framed, are appropriated for political agendas, and are distorted to protect whiteness as a political ideology resonated. Not in the way of, “oh yeah, I totally knew that” but in a “oh. Yes. That was how I’ve been taught to think and speak about race.”
Her work was incredibly insightful, thought-provoking, and helpful in understanding myself and the context of the current political environment. I recommend this book to everyone.
“Racism is a white problem. It reveals the anxieties, hypocrisies, and double standards of whiteness.”