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This book is important to read now because the world has been rocked by oppression and treated with remarks, often, by those who are not affected by it. It is important for the voices of those who are oppressed to speak their own voice and to inform others. I believe Reni addresses issues that are commonly left out of discussion when talking about what it means to be a person of colour in Britain, by sharing her experiences growing up and learning of black history through the eyes of a white population and very little of her heritage.In today’s society I think people get the wrong idea or portray oppression through those who are not directly oppressed, so it is important to hear the true voices that may be oppressed on a daily basis so that others may be more aware and conscious and can take part through various outlets with the hope and goal of making a positive change. “Why I’m No Longer Talking To White People About Race” is a much needed collection of experiences backed by a writer who points out the need to take action in a world that could it.
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This book is important for now because it seems that everything nowadays, in my country anyway, everything has been geared towards racism. Take, for instance, the movie Black Panther. It became identity politics as opposed to just another Super Hero movie. If this were a utopia, it wouldn't matter the color of the person on screen, it would matter if the movie was good or not. Not everything is a political statement. This movie would still exist even if things were different in the United States. It was agreed upon not because of politics, but because it is the next step of the story Marvel was trying to sell.
It is also important to know how to be effective, which based on the reviews I've read, is what it does. It's not about not talking about, it's about uniting. It's about equality. Recently, it seems that everything in the media is against white people. Which, given that they have certain advantages and freedoms; I understand the jealousy. But being jealous and hating won't achieve much. If anything we are becoming racist against white people. I see it in the conversations now; that if diversity doesn't exist, they can't win awards anymore or if they do, there is a social media blow up. It's stopped being about the artform or action and started being about representation. It's hard not to think racist when everything around me has become a political agenda on racism. I have needed to catch myself from buying into the headlines. I had to start educating myself on facts rather than stipulations. I have to stop myself from getting irrationally angry at the injustices because it doesn't change anything. Unless we change the behavior and start seeing everyone as people instead of race or culture, we will be stuck in the same cycle of discrimination. Yes, it sucks that if a white kid shoots a bunch of kids, the government asks for prayers but if a Muslim or a Mexican were to shoot at kids, they will bring up the wall and Muslim bans or whatever. Yes, that sucks! Yes, that is considered "white privilege". But not all white people want to shoot at little kids, and not all Mexicans or Muslims have desires to break laws or be martyrs. We can't blame an entire group for the unsavory decisions of a few. Not all white people are racist. Not all people walk around with hate and destruction in their hearts. If anything, I feel like a lot of activists that I respect and are making are different towards everyone are white. They are using their influence for the better of everyone!
I get it, racism still exists, unfortunately. I'm seeing very similar trends of things I used to read about in history. It's scary. Times seem to be going backward instead of forward. So I believe this book is important for the sense of hope. That not everyone has lost their minds. That not everyone sees in color but rather with their hearts.
I would like a copy of this book because I want to be educated about racism and how it impacts our society. I have also never seen so much racism in my life until I moved to New York. I moved to Australia many years ago and I’m pretty sure I have never experienced extreme racism and discrimination for being Asian and a Muslim. I realize now that I was living in very different circumstances to other minorities in Australia. My family did not move to Australia for a ‘better life’ like other Asian and European immigrants, who were victims of racism. My family came to Australia to pursue their PhD education. We lived in very comfortable ‘white’ neighborhood and I attended good public schools, which was one of the perks of living in a nice area. Therefore, I lived in a bubble, and when I was young I genuinely thought that racism was not a big issue because I never experienced it. There was also that air of superiority; whenever someone said racist things to me I’d kindly remind them that I was not an immigrant like their ancestors, and when I was told to ‘go back to your country’, I’d gladly say I do, at least once a year. Of course, not all immigrants have the privilege of going back to their ‘home country’ once a year.
I realize now I was wrong. Instead of saying “Life in Australia as a minority is fine, there are no issues with being a Muslim here”, I should have analyzed it more carefully and asked myself – how does being privileged protected me from racism and discrimination? I realized a couple of years ago that I was the exception and not the majority.
Thank you for this opportunity.
Well, many of us are neither black nor white. We may have never crossed path with racism. But we know that racism is bad. But again, knowing is not realizing. And a book like this, written by someone who is directly involved in this, is like an experience. It helps you know where you stand in this, if your unconscious doings support the harmful cause in any ways or if you can make things better for someone else.When I read the title of the book, it actually made me roll my eyes. Because we always want to talk about and solve the problems we face. Then what made her say that?
I know that racism can turn someone's life into hell and I don't know what this book means to a black or a white person but for me, it's supposed to be a description of that hell.
And as soon as we understand what hell feels like, I think we are gonna stop creating it for others.
And nothing is better than A FIRST HAND EXPERIENCE in this matter!
And one more thing, it's not NOW or LATER. This kind of books are ALWAYS important.........
This book is simply so important because our society and culture are built on so many naturalized normative categorizations of people. In relation to the race issue, there are currently many political waves in the world's society. Both at a local and global level. When people say that they no longer see the color of the skin, it is an illusory attempt to ignore that racism as non-Caucasian people experience. Therefore, it is very important that the feminist struggle focuses not only on women as gender but also on other categorizations that affect the opportunities for gender and race equality in society. I see the book as a welcome input the way of interpret at the world and our fellow humans, and I would definitely read it.
I think this book is important right now because the black movements for equality (and other movements against racism) are growing right now while the racism despite it all, is still staying a constant. Never was it so easy to gain information than today. In the past, black people lived with the racism and white people lived in ignorance. But today it's easy to spread awareness of racism to white people through the internet. But, that doesn't change the fact that reading about racism and experiencing it is not the same.
White people see the racism secondhand and then feel like a part of the black movement for equality, often not getting what it actually means to be so constantly and for so long discriminated against. And this escalates in white people often having a wrong perception of what is and what is not racist and then trying to prove their point, not only to other white people, but also to people of colour!
In conclusion, this book with a phenomenal title "Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race" is exactly what people ignorant to racism need to read. Because, thinking you're educated about racism and getting it wrong is no different than not being educated about it at all.
We need to think better and try better and who else will teach us about racism and discrimination, than people who actually go through it every day? It's time we start understanding instead of avoiding and pretending.
I think the book would be interesting. Being of a minority group, I've always seen racism and have experienced it more now than when I was younger, or maybe I just don't remember it being this bad. I need to read more on the subject.
I feel that the book is highly important because in this era of severe heirarchy,race stands as a mounting pillar.I have heard people say that,it is a thing of the past now,since the time that Nelson Mandela fought for it.But the actual truth is that it is so deeply ingrained in the design of our subconscious that we no longer even feel that it is in the minutest way a ground for oppressive discrimination.
Every time we are giving a job to a white person over a coloured one,keeping in mind they are equally capable of it,
Every time we befriend a white person and not a coloured one from the same classroom,
Every time we exclude coloured people from decissions that will eventually affect everybody,
Every single time that we become ignorant of the coloured person in the room,we become the legacy of racism.
It is this racism that is never questioned,because those who must question it,retire away thinking low of themselves and the colour of their skin.
And I do think,that there will never be a better time than now or better people than all of us,who should atleast give thought to why?
Why wouldn't we talk to white people about race?
P.S.-The coloured skin is not the sin,the black heart is.
I haven’t been able to get my hands on a copy of this book; however I have been able to read reviews and discussions in this group. One review stated: This book begs to be written. It demands a future where we will no longer need books like this to be written.
In current times, race is a huge discussion. Sometimes I feel like it’s topic that you can’t completely cover in a conversation. Other times, I’m frustrated because people can’t see beyond their own scope to see what I’m talking about. And at times I know that I haven’t thought of everything or need a change in perspective.
I am hoping that this book opens my eyes and gives me a new perspective, teaches me things I may have never thought about. I think this book will be important on a personal level. There are also some people I would love to pass it on to, who I think would not only read it, but hopefully learn from it like I will.
This book matters now because not only has racism become more of a focal point in the US and world today but also because the conversations about racism are not improving. White privilege and the blindness that accompanies it is more prevalent now than it has ever been. We are at a powerful time and the more opportunities they are for those conversations to improve the better. For a long time racism wasn’t even really addressed. No one talked about white privilege on a daily basis. Now conversations are starting to happen but they need to be better. This books helps to improve the conversation. If we are ever going to come to a better place, we need books like these.
I have not read the book yet but it is in my "to-read" books because I think race is a really important topic nowadays. All over the world we are questioning our Government for the racist policies, the lack of feminist policies, LGTBfobia ... I am from Spain and as you may know, there are two cities in North Africa that are Spanish (Ceuta and Melilla). In these cities there is a big fence with blades at the top, preventing immigrants from different countries of Africa to enter in Spain. 3 years ago there were immigrant people swimming trying to get to the Spanish bay and the Security Forces shoot into the water to frighten them instead of saving them. And even if you are born in Spain, people don't consider you as a Spanish guy and they always ask you: from what country are you from? or they consider you an illegal immigrant or simply call you "negro" (black). These people will say that they are not racist, but they cannot see that they are; and they do not see that racism is still a problem in all over the world, including our country. When someone tells us her story about a racist situation that she had to live, we say "oh, I am sorry" but do we actually empathize? It is possible to imagine ourselves being attacked by a police officer just because you may got a gun? Or suffer from a harder justice system just because your skin colour? It is really hard for me to imagine myself in this kind of situations and to really know what it feels.
I truly believe that this book can educate and open the eyes of a lot of people. In case I get the book I will pass it to my friends because everyone has to be aware of this problem and therefore they can be conscious about the racist politics of our government in Spain.
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I'm a middle aged, white lady, feminist. I want to be informed, I want to be an ally, I want all people to have equal opportunities and freedoms. We live in a world riddled with prejudice and racism full of people who don't know how to talk to each other and reach across the divide to learn about someone different from themselves. Books such as this one help inform, instruct and begin conversations. I would very much like to win this book so that I might have the opportunity to further share it and put it in the hands of others who need to read it!Thank you.
This book is important to society right now because it tells the story from the perspective of a colored person. It forces the reader to be confronted with his/her own racisms and to take into account how even when you don't intend to be racist, you could be coming across as racist. It forces us to look at our current policies on how to deal with race and racism and how those policies do little to help alleviate the problem. You can't ignore it away. You can't will it away by obliterating it from history. It must be faced head-on and acknowledged and recognized in order to be able to move on and move past it. The book urges us to see that equality is not enough. We must fight for equity. There were points in the book that I didn't agree with. When I came across those points and analyzed why I didn't agree, I was either faced with the fact that I didn't agree because of my own racism or that I could support my side of the argument with solid, unbiased facts. When I faced my own racism, it was the first time I ever thought I could be racist. I always did everything I could to be politically correct and to not judge people on superficial things like the color of your skin. But the book showed me, simply being politically correct and ignoring a person's skin color does not eliminate racism, even within our own minds. This is a book that I will take with me as I traverse through life and cherish the lessons I have learned from it.
Nowadays, racism is still very present on our developed countries.
As a white man, it was really important to read this book to know origins of racism in the UK to understand its omnipresence today.
This book is useful to make the reader asks himself a lot of questions on his daily basis behavior to improve it and become a better person. It puts forward that racism isn't only a behavior of some people but mainly in the root of our system and that we can all act to change it.
As a white man, it was really important to read this book to know origins of racism in the UK to understand its omnipresence today.
This book is useful to make the reader asks himself a lot of questions on his daily basis behavior to improve it and become a better person. It puts forward that racism isn't only a behavior of some people but mainly in the root of our system and that we can all act to change it.
This book is important because it provides a perspective that white people just don't have. It's key for white people to listen to those who ensure racism, and this book will enable that.
This Book needs to be read right now because race is more and more a subject that is misunderstood and underrated. Many people (white people) keep insisting “they don’t see color” and “racism is a matter of the past”, but it is not the case. We need to read more about it, talk more about it and listen to the people that actually are the victims of racism.
This is important because it brings in the intersectionality aspect to feminism. So many feminists throughout time have tried to separate race from "the cause," and that's not only impossible, but irresponsible and violent. Black women have been left out of history for so long, even though they are the backbone of social change. They do the work and get none of the credit. Black people, and particularly women, are expected to educate white people. White people demand it: "How am I to learn if you don't teach me?" Why is a white person's education a black person's responsibility? Answer: It's not. White people need to take accountability, by reading, researching, and listening. By not centering their experiences and opinions. By supporting black people so that their voices may be heard. Women in general do the brunt of emotional labor, therefore women of color carry that burden ten-fold.
I feel that early in my feminist awakening, I learned from feminists that were white. I did not realize that by excluding feminists of color from my repertoire, I was missing the point and only contributing to the furtherance of the patriarchy. Even if my exclusion was unintentional and ignorant, it still has an impact. By reading works from black women, we utilize the labor that has already been done en masse while simultaneously supporting women of color and learning so much more than we could have otherwise.
this book is important because as a white person with a black best friend, I see so many black people disregard her thoughts. when she calls out someome on a racist joke or comment and tells them it's inappropriate, she's often told "oh it's just a joke" and they don't take her seriously. We have a special section in target specifically for "multicultural hair"; why can't thet just be hair products? One day my best friend, myself and my fiance were driving and a cop was behind us. She says to me "Liz, if I get shot, tell my mom that I love her." THAT BROKE MY HEART.
This book is important because it has become impossible to actually dialogue about racism. In my experience, majority of people that I have encountered that could be considered white privilege struggle to understand the concept of other people’s plight based on the color of their skin. For every conversation of meaningful dialogue there is usually 10 encounters of dialogue that does not move forward.
This book is really important, because racism is still a really big problem - in everyday life and on a bigger political level. I’m from Denmark, and we have it in our culture (not so bad anymore, but still... plus our population is mostly white with Muslim immigrants, so people are not really used to any other skin color). It’s really important to talk about racism and privileges regarding one’s skin color - it can’t be done often enough. Hence the importance of this book - every time we get challenged on our views and opinions we might change them a bit and see the world in a different light. So let’s put more things that can challenge us in our hands and society
This book is important because people who don’t have personal experience with certain issues need to talk less and listen more to those who actually know what they’re talking about!
This book is important because there are way toomany white people that don’t believe racism and white privelage exist anymore. This view is a major factor that is blocking progress in the fight for equal rights, treatment, and opportunities for all races.
This book is important because we need to work at understanding each other more than ever in this divisive and loaded times.
This book is important now because there are still so many people out there that avoid the topic or simply refuse to accept it still exists.This kind of books feed the soul and open your eyes.
I believe this book is incredibly important due to the racial divides that remain in our country. In the discourse of equality and respect, racism is glossed over as an artifact of the past. It (racism) remains and those of us affected are still yearning for equal treatment as human beings, rather than as an afterthought.
One of the best ways we can understand one another is through the power of words. It is really difficult to understand another persons perspective without being in their shoes and feeling their thoughts. Books are a portal to another’s mind, where someone can experience what another feels and thinks different from their own. I, as not a person of color, can never truly experience how a person of color experiences racism. But, from reading books, and taking time to listen, I can do my best to empathize. Now is an especially important time to talk about race, especially where I live in the United States. Throughout the past year, I can see the changes in the United States in terms of race, previously hid from me by my small suburban bubble and youthful ignorance. People are getting hurt, physically and emotionally, and people are scared. My parents are both elementary teachers and have said they’ve had students who fear their parents would get deported or worse. Now is defiantly time to talk about race.
This book is a great resource for those who don’t know where to go. A lot of white people, myself included, rely on our friends and family of color to answer our questions for us when we have never had better access to these answers on our own. This book gives rise to the voices of POC’s while simultaneously letting us know that we need to do the legwork if we want to change the status quo. It’s not the job of POC’s to educate us - we need to educate ourselves on these issues while letting those who want to be heard, be heard.
I’ve heard good things about this book and would like to be informed on the topic. As a person of privilege, there is so much I take for granted and it’s good to be reminded and be aware of other perspectives. I hope my local library gets this book soon
This book is important because it's 2017 and attitudes towards people who aren't white have got worse, not better, and it's amazing how many white people simply cannot get their heads around that.
As a white person, I am heartbroken by racism. I know that many other white people aren’t or don’t think that they’re part of it. Instead of trying to speak for people of color, I would like to know what the best way to approach the topic in a different way: listening and learning the perspectives of others so that I may use what privilege I have to extend and expand more privilege to others, as well as respect.
I believe racism is inherent to the system. It is our duty as a society to turn this around and education is always the best weapon to fight hatred and injustice.
Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race by Reni Eddo-Lodgestand is a strong, be clear, and explicit claim of one's own sovereignty and the sovereignty of one's community. Sovereignty is to be an embodiment of someone who stands for justice. This is what our purpose is. To be curious and find out what our truth is. Let us rise and reclaim our bodies and minds out of the colonized beliefs that have been imprinted on us to keep us abiding to laws that favor some and not all. Until we claim human rights for all..none of us are freeIt is about making our thoughts and actions a real contribution to the world we want to live in. This is about creating a legacy of love and inclusion...a contribution towards accessibility and human rights for all. It's about being sovereign on to ourselves my loves. x
There are so many reasons as to why this book is so important. I am a white Australian, born and raised in Australia, and although I have never been the victim of racism, it is one of the most pressing issue in both Australian and American society. Racism extends to more than just name calling or xenophobia. In Australia, our indigenous population is one of the most marginalised groups in the world! Australian Aboriginal is the oldest living culture, yet have the lowest education rate in Australia, the lowest employment rate in Australia and the highest suicide rate. The cause of this is systematic racism stemming back hundreds of years in Australia.
It seems in current society that many white people are unsure of not only the true definition of race, but the real effects on people. There have been many times in my life that I have felt embarrassed to be a white person due to the way white Australians treat immigrants, refugees and non-white Australians. It's disgusting.
I think this book is incredibly important now, particularly in Australia where I live. Australia has a reputation for being dumb, drunk and racist and it is a reputation I wish to change. The root of Australian racism is ignorance! The only way to counter ignorance is by education. Whilst this book focuses mostly on Britians black history, Australia has a fairly similar black history as well. I would love to read this book and educate myself further on the topic of racism, and use my own privilege to try and counter Australia's everyday racism.
I’ll keep it short and sweet. I think books like this are important to read because, in my opinion, people still struggle to see/understand other people’s perspectives, and are unable to comprehend that other people may experience life differently than them, whether it’s because of race, sex, orientation, class etc.
I feel that any book that helps people understand racism and what is happening in our society, is important. If more people could begin to understand and acknowledge what goes on, maybe things would change for the better.
This book is important now because it’s time for white people to take the initiative to understand race. I believe it is our responsibility to read books written by people of color in order to understand the damage white people have done. Race is a topic that many people shy away from, and a book like this is important now because it shows people why it’s important to talk about race - and why people of color aren’t the only ones who should be talking about it.
I think the book is important on several levels. As a black woman (and expat to the UK from an ex-colony), I found it incredibly validating and affirming. It made me feel less isolated in my feelings and experiences.But I also think it's important for anyone/everyone (particularly those in the UK) to understand the history and context of racism in the UK...and how that connects with (and explains some of the origins perhaps) of race issues in the US which is the only/main place we tend to hear in relation to race issues these days.
It puts us face to face with the fact that the UK is far from being a post-racial society and I love that it shows that with loads of references to supporting documentation.
Aside from building bridges of understanding that can help repair the problems we're dealing with and it states plainly some of the solid anti-racist starting points for change.
It is important because it is unapologetically not pandering to a white audience and begging for a seat at the table. Without excluding white people, it doesn't centre its message around them. It's difficult for me to explain why that is so key, but part of it involves its message being allowed to really say what needs to be said without having to step on eggshells to get a watered down version of its message out.
It explicitly talks about and embraces the necessity of accepting the intersectionalities involved in talking about race, class, feminism, etc. and it does this while being very accessible and very inclusive.
It is a strong, well researched, eloquent piece that will serve as reference material for how we discuss race in the UK for a long time to come. I think it will become an important feminist classic.
It's also one that I keep thinking about and want to recommend to absolutely everyone. I took this out from the library, but I definitely need a hardcopy in my life.
This book is important to the world for many reasons, one being the fact that increasingly people are saying that we no longer have a “racism issue”, when we still very much do. This book is important to me personally because I am mixed race - I have a black father and a white mother, and am part of two communities that are often placed at opposite ends of the spectrum. I am black and I experience racism, yet I am also white, and probably don’t understand the full extent of racism faced by even half of the community. I would love the chance to win a copy and broaden my knowledge of the issue.
I think it's always been important to have this talk and I'm so grateful that we live in a time where this conversations are being held more and more often and more people are understanding and it is making a change. I think this book is crucial to that change and to that understanding because sadly we often learn about what race is and what racism is by white people, the definition of race and racism being made only taking into account the experience of white people, people who don't experience any of it. But all we had is that. I live in Argentina, a South American country, a white majority country. I'm a white latina and I see the racism problem is even worse here than in countries like USA or the UK, we don't have people of color on the media, we don't have poc in movies, tv shows. They lack representation. So whenever I hear someone talking about racism on the radio, on tv, anywhere, it is always a white person speaking. We are not learning about racism. We need to shut up and listen to minorities and their experience, what they have to say (and I assure you it's a lot). So when I found out this book existed I felt such a thrill. First of all, the title is spot on. It's completely straightforward, it does not beat around the bushes and it's about damn time!! We as white people need to have all this truths shout at our faces and take it. Important things like this one have been said carefully so to not upset white people and it needs to stop. There's so much we don't understand and we don't get to be angry when someone is telling us just how ignorant we are. It's the truth and we need to change. Second of all, the fact that this book was written by a black feminist woman is just perfect. Black women have it the worst and their voices and experiences need to be taken more into account. I can't wait to read what she has to say about racism and feminism. I'm counting on the book being just as straightforward as the title is❤
As a white school counselor of privilege in a predominantly African American Title 1 elementary school, I want to make sure that I am providing the best services for my families. As part of these services, I advocate for my students and families through teacher meetings, committee meetings, city meetings, and volunteer discussions. We have been developing a trauma informed compassionate schools model of education in our school. I would like to improve this model by addressing the impact that racism has on our children and our school. I hope that by reading this book, I can improve my dialogue with people and therefore improve my students' experiences.
This book is important because it helps us understand another view....it gives us hope during a time when a misogynistic reality star is single handedly destroying our country. I look forward to reading it.
This book is important because it gives a voice to those that are often silenced. It's important to inform others who have had very different experiences about the struggles and experiences of more marginalized groups. This book is a way of educating others on a subject that they might not have a lot of knowledge on.It's important to have dialogues like this, to discuss and inform rather than attack and argue with people who may not even realize they are doing anything wrong. We need to listen to new voices and hear their stories and experiences to be empathetic humans.
This book is important to read in order to be better educated about race in our world today. As a teacher, an activist, and a caring community member, these issues are very real and cannot be ignored. Educating yourself is the first step in fixing a problem.
I’m white, therefore I cannot ever understand completely what its like to be black. I can try to understand and do my part to fight racism. But my life experiences are different simply by the colour of my skin, i want to learn what it’s like in someone elses shoes. Its sad that this is still a relivent conversation, but it needs to be understood and changed.
This book is important now because I think that the world is ready to face racisme head front, and not only isolated individuals that were not heard by everyone. Our world is evolving and for our mind to keep up, we need books. 'Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race' is one of those books that can shake up things and push humans to be better, do better, think better, live better, and above all do all that together.
I think it is important to understand the difficulties in communicating with each other about racial issues and divides. Maybe if we understand these difficulties, we will overcome them and move toward a more equal and unified society.
I think this book is important now because it's such a shame that now, in 2017, I still have to find a way to explain to my 2 young daughters why attitudes have not changed much since the civil rights movement since the 1950s.
I think this book is highly relevant in modern day society, because racism is still a massive problem. The title hits the nail on the head about why discussion on the matter itself is heated. A friend of mine made a statement on racism, which lead to a lot of negative responses from white people on her page, declaring themselves not racist.
I am a hispanic woman that live in my country, but i’ve traveled enough to suffer discrimination due to people’s ignorance. Ignorance in the sense of the word: not knowing what they are talking about. This book is important to shed light into a conversation that is unconfortable for most but necessary. I, by no means, know what is to be a black woman but i know what is to be a human. Through this humanity we all share, we owe to ourselves to get informed and read different stories. This book is important for us to see someone else, for us not to get lost within outselves. Black lives matter.
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