White Like Me: Reflections on Race from a Privileged Son
by Tim Wise
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Author: Tim WiseEdition: Paperback
Published: 2007-12-28
ISBN: 1933368993
Number of pages: 176
Publisher: Soft Skull Press
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Book Review: Exercise for the Brain
Summary: 3 Stars
T.W. is like one of those black lights so many of us had when we were teenagers back in the seventies, Illuminating but not brillant. I beleive the world functions in terms of strong and weak, my gut tells me, T.W. does not agree and as an admitted interloper, his displacing of childhood domestic anger would had been of better use say in 1968. There is a bigger picture here, that to me supercedes his and that is we ALL are not that smart and that Mother Nature will always rule and win over Human nature. A litte perspective would be nice, say a vacation to Dafur.
Summary of White Like Me: Reflections on Race from a Privileged Son
Racial privilege shapes the lives of white Americans in every facet of life, from employment and education to housing and criminal justice. Using stories from his own life, Tim Wise shows that racism not only burdens people of color, but also benefits those who are "white like him" — whether or not they’re actively racist. Using stories instead of stale statistics, Wise weaves a compelling narrative that assesses the magnitude of racial privilege and is at once readable and scholarly, analytical yet accessible.
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