Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race

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In 2014, award winning journalist Reni Eddo Lodge wrote about her frustration with the way that discussions of race and racism in Britain were being led by those who weren t affected by it She posted a piece on her blog, entitled Why I m No Longer Talking to White People About Race that led to this book.Exploring issues from eradicated black history to the political purpose of white dominance, whitewashed feminism to the inextricable link between class and race, Reni Eddo Lodge offers a timely and essential new framework for how to see, acknowledge and counter racism It is a searing, illuminating, absolutely necessary exploration of what it is to be a person of colour in Britain today. Best Download Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race author Reni Eddo-Lodge For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr White privilege is the fact that if you re white, your race will almost certainly positively impact your life s trajectory in some way And you probably won t even notice it Once again calm your horses I m here to say every white person needs to read this books Every one of us Why I m No Longer Talking to White People About Race caugh...Why I m No Longer Talking to Black People about Race Consider that statement if you want to read this book Avoid the mental gymnastics of postmodernism Ask yourself, does this statement show love and respect to other humans If you answered no, then you are...It was approximately five months ago that my book club was speaking about race since we were discussing Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie I found myself being the unique reference since I was the only black person in the room.Utter crap Let me explain why.My wife is from Bangladesh, we will have been married for twenty years this december and have two wonderful daughters.My point I have hadracist abuse from blacks and asians since we have been married and my wife as had almost nothing in comparison In fact the police found it very funny that my wife phoned them because it was I that was getting the racist abuse at our house not her at the time It s amazing that they can laugh at white people for getting Utter crap Let me explain why.My wife is from Bangladesh, we will have been married for twenty years this december and have two wonderful daughters.My point I have hadracist abuse from blacks and asians since we have been married and my wife as had almost nothing in comparison In fact the police found it very funny that my wife phoned them because it was I that was ge...This book was prompted by the viral response that resulted from the posting of this message on the author s blog I think the message is worth reading because it provides an excellent articulation of the near impossibility of communicating the fact of structural racism to white people who happen to be unwitting beneficiaries of it.Below I ve listed the main terms defined, explored and discussed in this book The definitions are as I understand them to be from reading the book My definitions This book was prompted by the viral response that resulted from the posting of this message on the author s blog I think the message is worth reading because it provides an excellent articulation of the near impossibility of communicating the fact of structural racism to white people who happen to be unwitting beneficiaries of it.Below I ve listed the main terms defined, explored and discussed in this book The definitions are as I understand them to be from reading the book My definitions are my o...One of the best books I have ever read, Why I m No Longer Talking to White People About Race is essential reading for anyone who cares about social justice, other people, and the state of our society Reni Eddo Lodge provides a thorough and incisive history of slavery and racism in Britain, followed by several powerful chapters about white privilege, white washed feminism, race and class, andI want to emulate her writing style it is assertive and provocative, and every word feels fierce One of the best books I have e...Reni Eddo Lodge opens up her provocative and challenging viral blogpost of 2014 into a 224 page big type book that has something to say, but says it unbelievably poorly Eddo Lodge may be right that structural institutionalised racism is the biggest problem facing Britain today, she s definitely right that anti immigrant narratives are cynically used by those in power to divide the working class, and her early insights into whiteness being the default from which everything is forced to Reni Eddo Lodge opens up her provocativ...The Centrality of RaceEddo Lodge s concern is not with prejudice, the irrational bias by white people against people of colour It is with what she calls structural racism for which overt racial prejudice is neither a necessary nor sufficient condition Structural racism is what is left after all the explicit legal, technical and other formal constraints on the developmental possibilities available for people of colour have been largely removed Structural racism is cultural it is invisible The Centrality of RaceEddo Lodge s concern is not with prejudice,...5 This book was an eye opener in so many ways, especially so, because the author is a woman of colour reflecting on and illustrating her experiences of racism in Britain And of course, as a white person, you never reach a point where you should not educate yourself I am very glad I picked up this book It encouraged me to educate myselfabout intersectional Feminism I have been aware of this topic and tried to practice the principles Naturally, the book revealed the many areas which 5 This book was an eye opener in so many ways, especially so, because the author is a woman of colour reflecting on and illustrating her experiences of racism in Britain And of course, as a white person, you never reach a point where you should not educate yourself I am very glad I picked up this book It encouraged me to educate myselfabout intersectional Feminism I have been aware of this topic and tried to practice the principles Naturally, the book revealed the many areas which require work on my part and this is where I want to start The book is structured as follows 1 Histories2 The System3 What is White Privilege4 Fear of a Black Planet5 The Feminism Que...When do you think we ll get to an end point There is no end point in sight, I reply You can t skip to the resolution without having the difficult, messy conversation first We re still in the hard bit In 2014, Reni Eddo Lodge made a blog post, from where emerges the book title, about why she does not want to talk to white people about race The response was overwhelming, both from whites and people of color Motivated by the response, she decided to continue the conversation in this When do you think we ll get to an end point There is no end point in sight, I reply You can t skip to the resolution without having the difficult, messy conversation first We re still in the hard bit In 2014, Reni Eddo Lodge made a blog post, from where emerges the book title, about why she does not want to talk to white people about race The response was overwhelming, both from whites and people of color Motivated by the response, she decided to continue the conversation in this book in an attempt to bridge the gap that exists in a discourse about race.This book is personal, it s not about grander ideas of life and history She does discuss politics and history but they are reflected upon from her perspective Her dissatisfaction wi...

Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race
  • English
  • 05 December 2019
  • Hardcover
  • 249 pages
  • 140887055X
  • Reni Eddo-Lodge
  • Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race