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Another book that should be required reading, especially for white feminist women. Uncomfortable but extremely important information.

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Thoroughly enjoyed this one. Part One: The Introduction: White Tears hit home! My coworkers are ALWAYS crying to get out of disciplinary trouble.

I read White Tears Brown Scars a few years ago and it was one of those reading experiences where everything is just clicking into place and you‘re madly underlining everything and kind of feel like your brain is exploding but in a good way. It really helped me with a lot of things I was trying to figure out about how white supremacy and the patriarchy sit together but just didn‘t have the experience or knowledge to understand properly.

Absolutely loved this book!!! It is so well-researched and well-written. It provided insight into issues I was aware of as well as taught me new information. I especially did not know much about feminism and women of color in Australia. This book is different from anything I have ever read. It shows that progress has been made; however, there is much more change that needs to come. It is one of my all-time favorite reads.

Getting ready for the PDX Book Festival and ordered my books from Portland‘s only independently black owned bookstore.

It‘s virtual and free this year!

https://www.pdxbookfest.org

Litsy introduced me to this book. It‘s an excellent read. There are so many instances where feminism hasn‘t included women of color. We have to do better.

As tough as some of the content was to personally confront, this book is extremely readable for something so well researched. The references and history flow directly into Hamad's points, bolstering every claim she is making with undeniable fact. The references to current events, personal experiences, and pop culture only add to this by actively displaying that society is still, unfortunately, functioning this way today.⁣⁣

December reads. Also on ebook: Night Swimming by Steph Bowe, The Art of Being Normal by Lisa Wilkinson and the anthology Meet Cute

I feel like underlining everything in this book

Library ebook hold came in!

The insistence western culture is rational when it came up with stuff like this is so wild

Already excellent 👍