I don’t often tell people not to read a certain book. But in some rare cases, with books that are this bad (Dave Rubin’s recent book, John Bolton’s book and now this), I want to help people save their hard-earned money. For one thing, they can be read online for free if you look hard enough. But the main reason I’m warning people is because they are misleading with their message and damaging to our public discourse. With DiAngelo’s White Fragility, this cannot be any clearer. DiAngelo comes from the corporate world of “diversity training”, where corporations aim to make their employees personalize and internalize racism instead of understanding the structural aspects of capitalism that drive it. It’s a book aimed at a specific demographic of white, suburban soccer moms who feel guilty about their lack of understanding of history of racism and how it’s applied in America. So I’m opening up this board to anyone who has read the book already and may disagree with me. Or if you have any other books about racism you’d like to discuss, feel free to comment below…
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I'm stumped about what your objection is, since you don't mention the writing. I have read this book. It is deeply researched, informed, and brutally honest. She's not delivering self-esteem sugar pills.
Your complaints are just shallow. Isn't it a good thing to help white suburban soccer moms understand the history and practice of racism?
I think your issue is capitalism. You see racism as a symptom of capitalism, and want people to fight capitalism rather than racism. Is it that you're against the book because you're against anti-racism?
I'm stumped about what your objection is, since you don't mention the writing. I have read this book. It is deeply researched, informed, and brutally honest. She's not delivering self-esteem sugar pills.
Your complaints are just shallow. Isn't it a good thing to help white suburban soccer moms understand the history and practice of racism?
I think your issue is capitalism. You see racism as a symptom of capitalism, and want people to fight capitalism rather than racism. Is it that you're against the book because you're against anti-racism?