A review by blueberry31
Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People about Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge

4.0

I decided to read this book because of current events to further educate myself and understand racism the same way I feel I now understand feminism: it's a journey, you read different perspectives, you learn the facts and history, and ultimately you come out of it being more open minded and able to empathize, you start to see things that you might not have picked up on before (and you can never unsee them...), and you can even start to define where you stand within the movement. That was my intent with reading this book, and I think it completely fulfilled this purpose for me.

This book is a very thorough and well documented piece of work, and I while I appreciate and sympathize with the other's title, I am so glad she decided to (paradoxically) remain a part of the dialogue with white people by publishing this book. I think the title is actually perfect, it says "if you don't actually want to listen, learn and grow - don't bother reading".

I found that there are so many parallels to be drawn with other movements for equality. The history and context, the nature of the movement is of course different - but the strategies used to shut up the oppressed and justify systemic inequalities in favor of the priviledged... are the exact same.

Very good read, I can only recommend this to everyone, especially white people.