Am i a Racist?
"Men build too many walls and not enough bridges.".
(Isaac Newton)
In this book the author illuminates the phenomenon of white fragility and "allows us to understand racism as a practice not restricted to 'bad people'. Referring to the defensive moves that white people make when challenged racially, white fragility is characterized by emotions such as anger, fear, and guilt, and by behaviors including argumentation and silence. These behaviors, in turn, function to reinstate white racial equilibrium and prevent any meaningful cross-racial dialogue.
Not being Racist is not enough. We have to be Antiracist.
In this book, George shows that when it comes to racism, neutrality is not an option: until we become part of the solution, we can only be part of the problem.
The author helps us recognise that everyone is, at times, complicit in racism whether they realise it or not, and describes journey from racism to antiracism, he shows us how instead to be a force for good.
In the process he demolishes the myth of the post-racial society and builds from the ground up a vital new understanding of racism - what it is, where it is hidden, how to identify it and what to do about it.
The author examines the following topics:
Why It's So Hard for White people to Talk About Racism
Instead of race
You say culture, you think race
About tradition
From race to identity
What the Black Lives Matter movement has achieved so far
The police are not untouchable
The first effects in the corporate world
Black History in the 21 Century
The history of racial inequality
White privilege and fragility
The link between colonialism and racism
And much more..
Whether it is racism that is institutional or racism that is individual, we all have a duty to understand its history and why it remains as one of America's most shameful problems.
We must understand how it has impacted on the communities it targets over hundreds of years and " Why It's So Hard for White people to Talk About Racism " will help you to do that.
"I have a dream that one day right there in Alabama little black boys and little black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls as sisters and brothers."
(Martin Luther King Jr.)
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