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Miksi en enää puhu valkoisille rasismista by Reni Eddo-Lodge
54 reviews
lucyo's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
I thought it was a really thorough and well written call to action that while not shying away did empower you to feel like you could challenge racism.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Xenophobia, and Murder
As a book that is anti racist by nature covers racism and slurs so be ware if you aren’t ready.bronzeageholly's review against another edition
informative
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
Significant and incisive overview of the systemic nature of racism and white supremacy in the UK historically and presently. Every section is poignant and I found the chapters regarding the intersections of racism, sexism, and classism to be accessible and very thought-provoking.
Reni Eddo-Lodge includes a mixture of historical accounts, personal experiences, transcripts from interviews, and analysis of quantitative and qualitative data across the book but never loses the fast-paced and engaging journalistic qualities of her writing.
There is mention throughout of other authors you can find for further reading on the different topics covered.
“You can’t skip to the resolution without having the difficult, messy conversation first.”
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Police brutality
Moderate: Sexism and Classism
wanderinghappygal's review against another edition
challenging
dark
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
slow-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Slavery, and Murder
gvstyris's review against another edition
challenging
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
This is the difference between racism and prejudice. There is an unattributed definition of racism that defines it as prejudice plus power.
An insightful novel, and one I will definitely be recommending to white friends and family going forward. Learning about British involvement in the slave trade and its history of police brutality was eye-opening and very worthwhile, so I'm glad I finally got around to giving this a read.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Colonisation, and Classism
lolasbooks12's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.25
Content Warnings
Minor: Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Slavery, Police brutality, Abortion, Gaslighting, and Colonisation
thechocolatefinger's review against another edition
reflective
medium-paced
2.0
A lot of this seems like a rant and is much more autobiographical than about general racism. I think it would make a lot more sense if i knew who she (the author) was, so I probably only recommend it if you already know her and know about her personal experiences.
All the actual stuff about racism seems so surface level and obvious (eg stop and search is racist, intersectional feminism is good), like it doesn’t delve into why this institutional racism exists or how it affects everyone. She just says some anecdotal examples. But I guess she’s not a political theorist so that’s why it’s all about her. But I just don’t like that.
She also has the opinion of “all White people are unconsciously racist” which I don’t think is a beneficial argument, especially when she barely explains what her definition of racism is. But whatever ig.
Also from the title you might assume it is about racism overall, but it is actually very Black-specific, with only slight references to other ethnic minorities. But again, it all comes down to the book basically being autobiographical instead of actually about racism in general.
I think maybe if you’re completely new to ideas of White privilege and you don’t know what institutional racism is, then reading this would be like eye-opening for you (as it seems to be for many other reviewers). But if you already know that (or literally have ever done basic sociology) this book is not worth it, it is just saying obvious things in really no depth at all.
All the actual stuff about racism seems so surface level and obvious (eg stop and search is racist, intersectional feminism is good), like it doesn’t delve into why this institutional racism exists or how it affects everyone. She just says some anecdotal examples. But I guess she’s not a political theorist so that’s why it’s all about her. But I just don’t like that.
She also has the opinion of “all White people are unconsciously racist” which I don’t think is a beneficial argument, especially when she barely explains what her definition of racism is. But whatever ig.
Also from the title you might assume it is about racism overall, but it is actually very Black-specific, with only slight references to other ethnic minorities. But again, it all comes down to the book basically being autobiographical instead of actually about racism in general.
I think maybe if you’re completely new to ideas of White privilege and you don’t know what institutional racism is, then reading this would be like eye-opening for you (as it seems to be for many other reviewers). But if you already know that (or literally have ever done basic sociology) this book is not worth it, it is just saying obvious things in really no depth at all.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism
Moderate: Racial slurs and Police brutality
glittery_phoenix's review against another edition
informative
medium-paced
5.0
This is an incredible, world-view shifting book that should be an essential read for every Brit.
It conceptualises terms like race, racism, prejudice, colourism, intersectionality and institutional racism..... But it does so in a way that is not only digestible to the reader but creates a tangible mental map of how everything is connected.
Touching on topics from history- the Atlantic slave trade to individual cases of assault, police brutality and injustice. This helps to explain the bigger picture of how things came to be, but also cultural turning points that had huge influence on the culture of Britian.
As someone from Liverpool I was very aware of our city's dark past with slavery, but the way Reni brings to life this history is brilliantly insightful while still rightfully difficult to learn about.
I felt privileged to be taken on the journey of the author from her childlike innocence up to the empowering and beautifully eloquent woman she is at the time of writing.
No review can do this justice, I can only implore you to read it. If it makes you uncomfortable then that is all the more reason to not shift your gaze. This book should be essential reading for every British person and anyone, of any race, who cares about understanding life experiences outside their own.
It conceptualises terms like race, racism, prejudice, colourism, intersectionality and institutional racism..... But it does so in a way that is not only digestible to the reader but creates a tangible mental map of how everything is connected.
Touching on topics from history- the Atlantic slave trade to individual cases of assault, police brutality and injustice. This helps to explain the bigger picture of how things came to be, but also cultural turning points that had huge influence on the culture of Britian.
As someone from Liverpool I was very aware of our city's dark past with slavery, but the way Reni brings to life this history is brilliantly insightful while still rightfully difficult to learn about.
I felt privileged to be taken on the journey of the author from her childlike innocence up to the empowering and beautifully eloquent woman she is at the time of writing.
No review can do this justice, I can only implore you to read it. If it makes you uncomfortable then that is all the more reason to not shift your gaze. This book should be essential reading for every British person and anyone, of any race, who cares about understanding life experiences outside their own.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Trafficking, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Colonisation, War, Classism, and Deportation
emminkirjakasa's review against another edition
informative
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
Tähän oli tosi vaikea kirjottaa arvostelua. Kirja herätti paljon ajatuksia ja tunteta. Kirjassa on älyttömän hyvin sanotettu eri tilanteita, sekä rasismin muuntautuminen orjuudesta tämän päivän oikeiston nousuun.
Suosittelen tätä isosti jokaiselle valkoiselle.
Suosittelen tätä isosti jokaiselle valkoiselle.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Slavery
Moderate: Ableism, Rape, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Fire/Fire injury and War
withlivjones's review against another edition
challenging
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.25
An informative and eye-opening book that covers every single base when it comes to racism in Britain, from black history to the many flaws in the system to how racism intersects with feminism. Why are we not taught any of this at school?? Essential reading for white people so we can be true allies to people of colour.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism and Slavery
Moderate: Death, Hate crime, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Rape, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Colonisation, and Classism
sandysmith's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
A book every white person should read. As a person of white privilege, I thought myself a well-read, non racist moral person. I still feel I'm well read but now feel much more educated, especially in the context of historical black history in the UK, my knowledge limited to US history taught in school. The title itself is very smack it in your face polarising, but I read it anyway. For me, the most interesting, thought-provoking, and challenging chapter was the one about feminism. Overall It was a sad emotional must-read book giving me a better understanding of the issues involved, and I hope making me a better informed ally.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism