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Carregando... You Can Keep That to Yourself: A Comprehensive List of What Not to Say to Black People, for Well-Intentioned People of Pallor (original: 2020; edição: 2020)de Adam Smyer (Autor)
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Registre-se no LibraryThing tpara descobrir se gostará deste livro. Ainda não há conversas na Discussão sobre este livro. I do not like it when someone tells me what I am thinking as if they are a mind-reader. "Projection" is what my EX-husband used to do. ( ) Esta resenha foi escrita no âmbito dos Primeiros Resenhistas do LibraryThing. Summary: A humorous and pointed list of “things not to say” to Black friends or colleagues.“HELLO, WELL-INTENTIONED PERSON OF PALLOR! “It’s Daquan–the black coworker you are referring to when you claim to have black friends. “You are reading this book because you want to know what not to say. They get mad at you when you say the wrong thing. But no one will tell you, up front, what not to say. Well, I will tell you. Because I am your friend. Your real black friend.” (p. 7) Adam “Daquan” Smyer more than delivers on that promise in a book that made me alternately laugh and cringe (“I’ve said that–ouch!”). The book is literally a list of things not to say to Black people, organized alphabetically. Here is the first: Ally Well-intentioned people of pallor went seamlessly from not seeing color to being allies. Being part of the problem was never considered. And, really, “ally” was fine for a while. It was aspirational. But now “I’m an ally” is the “Don’t hurt me” of our time. Don’t nobody want you, Karen. You can keep that to yourself. SMYER, P. 10-11 Smyer can be blunt and use vulgarities. But that has become commonplace both in publications and public discussions. Think for example of the reference of one president to “sh*thole countries.” I’ve heard most of what Smyer says even in informal Christian circles. I’m not keen on this trend but I wouldn’t let the language distract from the message of the book, which it actually underscores, of the simmering frustration engendered by the repeated insensitivities of “people of pallor” And if you think this is just being “over-sensitive,” that’s in the list as well: Over-sensitive Y’all snap after you have been unpopular for two weeks. I’ve been black my whole life. In America. And I’m at least functional. I’m oversensitive? The record reflects otherwise. SMYER, P. 67. As for one of my cringes? Yowza! It’s weird–one minute we are having a normal conversation, and the next you are blurting out a minstrel show catchphrase. Verbal blackface. So inappropriate! But mostly just weird. A thought: you could not. SMYER, P. 111. I did not know that. Now I do. I will not. So much comes down to being considerate–to trying to imagine being in another’s place. When it comes to being Black, I cannot. But I can listen to how I am being heard by a Black person. That’s what Smyer does for us here. He says what is often only thought when we say what we people of pallor should keep to ourselves. So what do we talk about? There is so much that you can say. If we are at work, you can talk about work. (It really would be great if you could only talk to us about work, but we understand that you don’t know where you are.) You can talk about weather and/or sports. You can talk about your favorite shows. You can even talk about current events if your family raised you properly. SMYER, 121. This is a quick read that might be worth a periodic review. Old habits die hard. And it is probably worthwhile learning that we don’t have to say all we think or want to say. The truth is, black people have been doing that for a long time. ________________________________ Disclosure of Material Connection: I received a complimentary advance review copy of this book from the publisher through LibraryThing’s Early Reviewer program. The opinions I have expressed are my own. Esta resenha foi escrita no âmbito dos Primeiros Resenhistas do LibraryThing. (Full disclosure: I received a free ARC for review through Library Thing's Early Reviewers program.)Adam Smyer's YOU CAN KEEP THAT TO YOURSELF is a gift book that might spark some rather awkward conversations - or self-reflections, if you're buying it for yourself - but that shouldn't stop you from diving in, head first. Smyer adopts the persona of Daquan - "the black coworker you are referring to when you claim to have black friends" - to present a kind of primer on things you shouldn't so or do around Black people (or, let's be honest, at all). It's like bleach for your brain, but more pleasant. Add it to your anti-racist library or sneak it into your "I voted for Obama!" white dad's x-mas (sorry, CHRISTMAS!) stocking. sem resenhas | adicionar uma resenha
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HTML:At long last, a much-needed guidebook for well-intentioned people of pallor on what not to say to their African American "friends." Greetings, well-intentioned person of pallor. Your good intentions used to be enough. But in these diverse and divisive times, some people would hold you accountable for your actions. You were not raised for such unfairness. You need help. And help you now have. Let Daquan??that black coworker you are referring to when you claim to have black friends??help you navigate perilous small talk with African Americans with this handy field guide. This portable bit of emotional labor puts at your fingertips a tabbed and alphabetized list of things not to say to black people. Finally! How to use: Keep this handbook close. Whenever you are confronted with an African American and you feel compelled to blurt out an observation about her hair or to liken your Tesla lease to slavery, ask for a moment to consult this reference. She'll wait. If the keen insight you want to share is listed herein, You Can Keep That to Yourself. It truly is that Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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