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erinlcrane's review
4.0
3.5 stars rounded up. It's hard to rate it any higher because it *is* an essay, not a work tackling this issue in depth.
This put some sophisticated words to some thoughts I've had, so I enjoyed that. The main question here is, when are callouts/cancelation appropriate? How do we mesh them with abolition and transformative justice?
In situations of great power discrepancies, severe wrongs, or exhausted alternatives - Brown sees callouts as a valuable action. But also something that should be taken on with a lot of thoughtful intention.
Some good quotes:
"...destroying a person doesn’t destroy all of the systems that allow harmful people to do harm. These takedowns make it seem as if massive problems are determined at an individual level, as if these individuals set a course as children to become abusers, misogynists, racists, liars."
“'Why?' makes it impossible to ignore that we might be capable of a similar transgression in similar circumstances. We don’t want to see that."
This put some sophisticated words to some thoughts I've had, so I enjoyed that. The main question here is, when are callouts/cancelation appropriate? How do we mesh them with abolition and transformative justice?
In situations of great power discrepancies, severe wrongs, or exhausted alternatives - Brown sees callouts as a valuable action. But also something that should be taken on with a lot of thoughtful intention.
Some good quotes:
"...destroying a person doesn’t destroy all of the systems that allow harmful people to do harm. These takedowns make it seem as if massive problems are determined at an individual level, as if these individuals set a course as children to become abusers, misogynists, racists, liars."
“'Why?' makes it impossible to ignore that we might be capable of a similar transgression in similar circumstances. We don’t want to see that."
greenleafclarke's review against another edition
4.0
This book (/long essay) caught me off guard: in its radicalism, in its potency, in its relevancy. I did not expect to be so challenged, in such a healthy way, by what amb had to say. It will take me a while to integrate this into my praxis, and so grateful for amb facilitating that process.