First Book of 2018! Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge (her letter to Our Shared Shelf, Goodreads, 31 December 2017)

Emma Watson · 31 Dec 2017

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Being a feminist is more than a single choice; it is an ongoing interrogation of self

Their wordsI have since learned that being a feminist is more than a single choice or decision. It’s an interrogation of self. Every time I think I’ve peeled all the layers, there’s another layer to peel.
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A white feminist does better to ask how they have benefited from being white than to resent the label

Their wordsIt would have been more useful to spend the time asking myself questions like: What are the ways I have benefited from being white? In what ways do I support and uphold a system that is structurally racist? How do my race, class and gender affect my perspective?

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