Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race
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| Rating | : | 4.45 (640 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B06XG5ZHW6 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 412 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-08-20 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"I couldn't have a conversation with white folks about the details of a problem if they didn't want to recognise that the problem exists. We didn't then, and we don't now." In February 2014, Reni Eddo-Lodge posted an impassioned argument on her blog about her deep-seated frustration with the way discussions of race and racism in Britain were constantly being shut down by those who weren't affected by it. Worse still was the white person who might be willing to entertain the possibility of said racism but still thinks we enter this conversation as equals. The result is a searing, illuminating, absolutely necessary exploration of what it is to be a person of colour in Britain today, covering issues from eradicated black history to white privilege, the fallacy of 'meritocracy' to whitewashing feminism, and the inextricable link between class and race. She gave the post the title 'Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race'. Galvanised by this res