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White Like Me: Reflections on Race from a Privileged Son

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Author: Tim Wise
Publisher: Soft Skull Press
Category: Book

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Media: Paperback
Edition: 2nd
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 176
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Dimensions (in): 8.2 x 5.4 x 0.7

ISBN: 1933368993
Dewey Decimal Number: 305.800973
EAN: 9781933368993
ASIN: 1933368993

Publication Date: December 28, 2007
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Very Important Book February 8, 2008
9 out of 9 found this review helpful

I've seen other reviews stating that all white people should read this book. I think that EVERYONE should read this book. This book addresses race and race relations in a way that is unorthodox, clear and grabs your attention. As a race/ethnicity scholar and teacher, I'm always looking for ways to get my students aware of and concerned about (this is the tough part) racial issues in the US. Most feel and think that it's not a big deal, racism is over, etc. Most students express a "color-blind" attitude. But this attitude is harmful by ignoring institutionalized racism. The issue of white privilege isn't a new one, but Mr. Wise introduces us to some new ways of thinking about it. br /br /There is a lot of material and excellent examples to take from this book, but a few really grabbed me. One is getting at how white privilge operates in everyday life and at the institutional level. The other main and often subtle important aspect is how white privilege is dangerous not only to black people and other minority group members, but to white people as well, on a psychological level. Tim Wise makes his case by appealing to white people on a gut level by appealing to their egos and sense of self without attacking them as "bad people." And I think that blacks and people of other races can benefit by understanding how white privelege often operates unconsciously...We spend most of our lives learning to be racist and it takes a lot to unlearn all that crap. Tim Wise does his best to set us on this path.

5 out of 5 stars

It will change your life October 17, 2007
6 out of 8 found this review helpful

I present the face of white privilege, I am white and I am a male and I come from a family with money. I am also gay and a person living with AIDS and in both cases I've known stigma and discrimination. I didn't grow up in a family where racism was acceptable. Reading White Like Me:Reflections on Racism from a Privileged Son makes every thing I grew up with more apparent in this modern world. We still have a long long way to go.br /Paolo Prestonbr /Tucson, AZ

3 out of 5 stars

worthwhile but not spectacular July 21, 2007
6 out of 27 found this review helpful

I had really hopes for this book. I thought it started off really well, then I found myself struggling to finish it. I got the feeling he hates his own white skin. A bit idealistic, but worth checking out.

5 out of 5 stars

Incredible book! June 26, 2007
7 out of 10 found this review helpful

One of the most honest and profound books I have ever read on white privilege. Tim Wise does an incredible job explaining why white privilege needs to be dealt with if racism is going to continue to be dismantled and resisted. Definitely a must read!!!!! :)

5 out of 5 stars

Be Careful... June 15, 2007
31 out of 33 found this review helpful

Although I agree with the vast majority of the posts regarding the quality and insight of Wise's White Like Me, I think that, as a community of readers, teachers, activists and concerned citizens who loathe racial injustice, we must take care not to exalt Wise as THE authority on race and privilege in this country (basing this on another post that used similar language). Many African American scholars and writers - W.E.B. DuBoise, David Walker, Richard Wright, James Baldwin, Sonia Sanchez, Gwendolyn Brooks and Amiri Baraka - have been saying the same thing (from the black perspective) that Wise does in his book, and decades BEFORE Wise did. While I applaud Wise's courage, I think that we shouldn't fall into another white privilege trap, which is to exalt a white person for a revolutionary work on race, when this same type of revolutionary writing was done by people without privilege years ago. I would hate to think that we can only accept admissions of white privilege from whites, when people of color - who have suffered from it - took risks and challenged racism when the topic was far from vogue (dangerous, actually). There are many great thinkers and writers of color out there; read Wise, but supplement your knowledge from those who are survivors, too. Peace to my fellow activists of EVERY hue.

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