Call me sometime, with your respectful ass.īecome a CEO of a Fortune 500 company. I mean, don't say you are just to make it a pickup line. 'By the way, fellas, you can be feminists, too. In the feminism chapter she questions why can't we all get along, why do we need a dip stick to test out who can be a 'real' feminist and that it isn't just reserved for white women. If you think at this point I'm going to quote most of the book it is a little like that.Plus I'd like to think Kerry Washington is my distant cousin as well. I am interested in living in a world where our races, no matter what they are, don't define our trajectory in life.' (88) In the words of my beloved cousin (in my heart) Kerry Washington, 'I'm not interested in living in a world where my race is not a part of who I am. 'Colorblindness' and cultural erasure help perpetuate this crappy system of oppression, because forced politeness and fear of the 'race card' trump actual work and progress. 'So saying you don't see race is saying you have nothing to fix. Being able to live w/out having to be defined by your skin color is the hallmark of privilege.' (84-85) Just because I enjoy a salad from time to time doesn't mean I'm a vegetarian. Listening to Black music and loving Beyonce does not give you a free hall pass out of the system of structural racism. They refuse to see the part they play in the system because they're two busy making sure everyone knows how NOT racist they are.

It's also the well-meaning 'I have Black friends' people who help it remain upright and unmovable. 'Racism is not just perpetuated by the people in white hoods. I just want to give you a little taste from I'm judging you. And she has a new book coming out in 2021! If she could add on a chapter concerning Covid-19 I'm sure she would. This book published in 2016 still touches on all that we are experiencing today. I love that she refers to herself as a 'professional troublemaker'! She blogs at Awesomely Luvvie and has a podcast as well. I follow Luvvie on Instagram and thought about ordering her book but money being what it is I checked the library and was very grateful they had a copy.

For the last month or so they've been doing holds with curbside pick-up, which has been great but how nice to browse.I'm reminded of all that we've taken for granted.

We have one hour in the library with like 5 other people. Speaking of our library they are opening tomorrow for browsing by appointment! Masks are required and very limited amount of people at the allotted time. I'm gonna have to iron it before I return it to our library. This is a library copy and I have a ton of pages 'ear-marked' for re-reading or talking points. This 228-page book is filled with love, hope, snarky humor, and a whole lot of wisdom from a young activist.

I'm Judging You by Luvvie Ajayi