Thank you for this... I was feeling a little guilty for not liking D’Angelo’s White Fragility as it just annoyed me, it felt so whiny. I was worried it might be a blind spot thing but I really could not bear to read beyond the first chapter. I loved How to be an Antiracist though by Kendi really nuanced, thorough, humane, inspiring and practical.
Thank you for this... I was feeling a little guilty for not liking D’Angelo’s White Fragility as it just annoyed me, it felt so whiny. I was worried it might be a blind spot thing but I really could not bear to read beyond the first chapter. I loved How to be an Antiracist though by Kendi really nuanced, thorough, humane, inspiring and practical.
Thanks for the opinion on Kendi’s book. My wife is a super problem solver type. When the George Floyd turmoil was occurring, she got the message that sometimes white people are unaware of their own racist attitudes. So, she immediately bought and read White Fragility. So, of course, I read it too. Aside from the fact that it’s a grand projection of her own conflicted mindset onto everyone else, black and white, the main thing I didn’t like about it was that there wasn’t a hint of redemption. Maybe I’ll read Kendi.
I liked Kendi's first book, Stamped from the Beginning, but didn't get much out of How to be an Antiracist. I also really like Toure Reed's Toward Freedom b/c it brings a class analysis into the mix and holds open the promise of multi-racial working class organizing.
Thank you for this... I was feeling a little guilty for not liking D’Angelo’s White Fragility as it just annoyed me, it felt so whiny. I was worried it might be a blind spot thing but I really could not bear to read beyond the first chapter. I loved How to be an Antiracist though by Kendi really nuanced, thorough, humane, inspiring and practical.
Thanks for the opinion on Kendi’s book. My wife is a super problem solver type. When the George Floyd turmoil was occurring, she got the message that sometimes white people are unaware of their own racist attitudes. So, she immediately bought and read White Fragility. So, of course, I read it too. Aside from the fact that it’s a grand projection of her own conflicted mindset onto everyone else, black and white, the main thing I didn’t like about it was that there wasn’t a hint of redemption. Maybe I’ll read Kendi.
I liked Kendi's first book, Stamped from the Beginning, but didn't get much out of How to be an Antiracist. I also really like Toure Reed's Toward Freedom b/c it brings a class analysis into the mix and holds open the promise of multi-racial working class organizing.