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| White Privilege: Essential Readings on the Other Side of Racism
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Edition: 2
Author: Paula S. Rothenberg
Publisher: Worth Publishers
Release Date: 2004-06-25
ISBN-10: 0716787334
ISBN-13: 9780716787334
List Price: $27.63
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White Priveledge
| Customer Rating: | | The book was in great shape However I got it exactly 4 weeks after my purchase. That part of the class was done accept for my test. Thought it would take 2 weeks or less to get it. |
Excellent and Insightful
| Customer Rating: | Quite frankly, the only people who will have a problem with this book are those in denial. Ever had to hunt for makeup that matches your skin? Books or Disney merchandise that resembles your child? Wonder about whose flesh "flesh colored" bandages are for? Had to hunt for a hairstylist because you can't just walk in to Supercuts? And before this year, tried to not think about the fact that all the presidents have been white?
This book just discusses these kinds of issues that people take for granted and that others do not have. It's those invisible, seemingly insignificant things that others don't enjoy and whites do for no other reason than being white. It's not a blame game, it is discussing what no one wants to. It is not about feeling like crap about it, it is about noticing and saying something if it is warranted. It is about becoming aware because ignorance ought not be bliss when others can't share in it.
Please just read it. Unless you are already a hater, I believe you will enjoy this insightful read. |
The usual liberal white guilt
| Customer Rating: | "Scholars" like Rothenberg love to choose subjects like racism, Native American history, and feminism. They do this because these subjects allow them to not only feel "multicultural," but to feel as if they are somehow saying, "I told you so" to American conservatives and any white citizens who might feel that racism is overblown.
The fact is, racism is overblown. Take Hurricane Katrina for instance. African Americans and liberal whites were screaming, "RACISM!!" after the failure of FEMA to respond effectively to the disaster. This argument dies when you look at FEMA's response to Hurricane Andrew in 1992. That hurricane decimated predominantly white neighborhoods in Miami to the point that the chief of Miami disaster relief, Kate Hale, said, "Where the hell's the cavalry?" FEMA did not respond effectively then. In fact, they have never responded effectively to a major disaster. But, I suppose Katrina is different, right? Wrong.
Katrina is only one example in a sea of them. The Paula Rothenbergs of the world like to use South Africa as an example. They claim that country came together for a national dialog and collectively eliminated Apartheid. What they fail to acknowledge is the fact that their "invisible racism" is still alive an well in South Africa and always will be. White South African shop owners still prefer white South African customers. This will never change, no matter how many books like Rothenberg's are published.
There has never been a society without subtle preferences for one's own race and there never will be. As long as people like Paula continue to press white people for ever more "progress" on this "invisible racism," they'll merely push this supposed invisible-racism-free utopia further away. |
Excellent book!
| Customer Rating: | | This book is highly readable and the analysis is very good. The only reason people would be reacting so negatively is if they have an investment in perpetuating racism. If you do not, then you will appreciate this book and its contribution to helping us understand the dynamics of privilege and how we can unconsciously fuel racism. The first step to changing something is understanding it. Nothing is helped by sticking your head in the sand and denying a problem exists. I encourage everyone who cares about ending the racist (and sexist and classist) power structure in our society to read this book. |
Read for Class
| Customer Rating: | | This book was a pretty good source of article information for a class I took. If you are looking for something that helps open the mind regarding what "white" means in race/status this is the book for you. |
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