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A review by maigahannatu
Under Our Skin: Getting Real about Race–And Getting Free from the Fears and Frustrations That Divide Us by Benjamin Watson
5.0
Wow. I appreciated this book so much. It's written by Benjamin Watson (with Ken Peterson), who is a tight end at the time of the writing with the New Orleans Saints (also played for the Patriots, the Ravens, and the Browns). At the time of the Ferguson riots, Watson wrote a facebook post that went viral. In the post he talked about his feelings about the riots, about race, about the policeman being acquitted. He then expanded on that post and turned it into a book.
As long as we don't try to understand where each other is coming from, we'll continue to have race problems. Mr Watson does a great job of helping white people understand what life is like for black people in America. But he also talks frankly to black people. He talks a lot about how essentially our DNA is the same; the only difference between us physically is the amount of melanin in our skin. As he says, we don't have a skin problem, we have a sin problem.
Mr Watson has so much common sense, gentle firmness, and compassion for all. He presents the problems, but he also offers solutions.
As long as we don't try to understand where each other is coming from, we'll continue to have race problems. Mr Watson does a great job of helping white people understand what life is like for black people in America. But he also talks frankly to black people. He talks a lot about how essentially our DNA is the same; the only difference between us physically is the amount of melanin in our skin. As he says, we don't have a skin problem, we have a sin problem.
Mr Watson has so much common sense, gentle firmness, and compassion for all. He presents the problems, but he also offers solutions.