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White Tears Brown Scars: How White Feminism Betrays Women of Colour by Ruby Hamad

21 reviews

snowiceblackfruit77's review against another edition

dark hopeful informative medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Hate crime, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Islamophobia, Religious bigotry, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, and War

sadhbhprice's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, Religious bigotry, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Colonisation

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Trafficking, Pregnancy, and Cultural appropriation

wanderlust_romance's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

This is the kind of nonfiction that I just eat right up. White Tears/Brown Scars was the perfect balance between personal reflections and experiences from the author and intricately and insightfully woven historical examples to illuminate the myriad of harms caused by patriarchy, colonization, capitalism (et al) on Black and POC bodies. Incorporating work by thought leaders such as Edward Said and Audre Lorde, Hamad roots the origins of white patriarchal harm in a way that makes these ideas clear and conceptually approachable for non-academic readers. And quite frankly, I loved that Hamad never shied away from calling attention to the fact that so many WW are more concerned with "not appearing" racist than with being held accountable for the harm they cause in professional, academic, and social settings. I sometimes struggle to digest nonfiction in its audio format, but it is a testament to Hamad's exceptional writing that the information presented is clear, cohesive, and flowed so well.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, and Colonisation

maddie_can_read's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.75

Great discussion of race and gender issues and how white feminism does not equate to feminism for all. I think this would be a really great introduction to intersectionality for women. 

I thought the beginning was very strong, the discussion of archetypes and their history, the inclusion of modern and historical examples, and including the perspectives of different women.

I think the structure of the book might have been improved by having more chapters that were shorter. And some of the chapters did not seem as strong as others and some chapters could've been a bit tighter.

‘White’ is better understood as an indication of racial privilege: who is considered white is less about how pale they are (many Arabs have fair skin) and more about whether they are the right kind of pale. Whiteness is more than skin colour.

White women can oscillate between their gender and their race, between being the oppressed and the oppressor. Women of colour are never permitted to exist outside of these constraints: we are both women and people of colour and we are always seen and treated as such.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, and Sexual harassment

kelleykamanda's review against another edition

challenging informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

Incredible, insightful, timely, and accessible- highly recommend 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Xenophobia, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and War

Moderate: Islamophobia and Murder

Minor: Rape, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Trafficking, and Medical trauma

booknerderika's review against another edition

informative reflective

5.0

I could list quote after quote of this book, but instead I will urge everyone to read it!

Hamad so eloquently put into words the struggles women of color have to deal with. She also provides historical evidence as to the inception of the racist caricatures created by white people and their racist behaviors towards people of color. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Hate crime, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Islamophobia, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, and Classism

leahkarge's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Hate crime, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Police brutality, Islamophobia, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

lizziaha's review against another edition

5.0

For a relatively short book, this packed a punch! I thought going into this that it would focus in on Black women, but it covered a wide array of experiences from BIPOC people and featured a lot of diversity in examples as well. The writing style was engaging while still leaving room for me to reflect on my own experiences as a white woman in a position of societal power. Definitely a must-read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Islamophobia, Religious bigotry, and Colonisation

bookishmillennial's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective fast-paced

5.0

REQUIRED READING FOR EVERYONE! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual violence, Islamophobia, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Colonisation, and Classism

ellaniji's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, Gaslighting, Colonisation, and Classism

Since this book is about white feminism, rasism and sexism are central in this book.