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Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor

Author:
Layla F. Saad
Read by:
Layla F. Saad
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Ratings
Book
84
Narrator
15
Release Date
January 28, 2020
Duration
5 hours 19 minutes
Summary
Based off the original workbook, Me and White Supremacy teaches listeners how to dismantle the privilege within themselves so that they can stop (often unconsciously) inflicting damage on people of color, and in turn, help other white people do better, too.

When Layla Saad began an Instagram challenge called #meandwhitesupremacy, she never predicted it would spread as widely as it did. She encouraged people to own up and share their racist behaviors, big and small. She was looking for truth, and she got it. Thousands of people participated in the challenge, and over 90,000 people downloaded the Me and White Supremacy Workbook.

The updated and expanded Me and White Supremacy takes the work deeper by adding more historical and cultural contexts, sharing moving stories and anecdotes, and including expanded definitions, examples, and and further resources.

Awareness leads to action, and action leads to change. The numbers show that people are ready to do this work—let’s give it to them.
Reviews
Summary
The audiobook elicits strongly divided responses from its listeners. Some praise its direct approach and consider it an essential guide for understanding systemic issues, while others criticize its perceived outdated stereotypes and lack of self-reflection. Listeners who appreciated the audiobook found it illuminating and valuable for personal growth. Conversely, detractors felt the content was hypocritical and failed to address contemporary contexts. Overall, opinions vary widely regarding the audiobook's relevance and effectiveness.
What listeners liked
  • The audiobook is praised for its direct and helpful approach to addressing systemic issues.
  • Some listeners find it an indispensable guide that sheds light on important perspectives.
  • It is considered valuable for personal growth and understanding one's role in societal problems.
Common concerns
  • Critics argue that the audiobook relies on tired, decades-old stereotypes and lacks self-reflection.
  • Some listeners found the content hypocritical and failing to address contemporary contexts.
  • A number of listeners struggled to engage with the material, finding it difficult to get into.
Profile Avatar I kunt reed Jun 2022

Hypocrisy at its finest. The author is racist, and doesn't even realize it.

Profile Avatar kiballer Feb 2021

This book lost me. I could not get into it even after skipping around.

Profile Avatar Laura C. Nov 2020

very direct... very helpful... from a personal perspective. as a person who feels guilty for being white, I can say thatthis book shed light on things I need to know. to be helpful.... and not part of the problem

Profile Avatar Anonymous Jun 2022

Tired, decades old stereo-types abound. For a book about systemic racism this book was written without a hint of self reflection. Poor to awful. Zero insight. If it was written in 1950 maybe it would have been useful. The world is different, but obviously the author and the contributors are stuck with perceptions that perhaps had credibility in 1950. If I took an issue like the obsession with social media today, which some people have problems with, and then focused solely on radio and limited television, you would rightly say I wasn't seeing the problem as it exists. Radio isn't the probem.

Profile Avatar Crystal D. Apr 2022

I only wish I could’ve done this workbook in elementary school. An indispensable and important guide. It should be mandatory reading in school for those of us with white privilege.

Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor

Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor

Author: Layla F. Saad
Read by: Layla F. Saad
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