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White Tears/Brown Scars

How White Feminism Betrays Women of Color

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White Tears/Brown Scars

By: Ruby Hamad
Narrated by: Mozhan Marnò
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Called "powerful and provocative" by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi, author of the New York Times best-selling How to Be an Antiracist, this explosive book of history and cultural criticism reveals how White feminism has been used as a weapon of white supremacy and patriarchy deployed against Black and Indigenous women and women of color.

Taking us from the slave era, when White women fought in court to keep "ownership" of their slaves, through the centuries of colonialism, when they offered a soft face for brutal tactics, to the modern workplace, White Tears/Brown Scars tells a charged story of White women's active participation in campaigns of oppression. It offers a long overdue validation of the experiences of women of color.

Discussing subjects as varied as The Hunger Games, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the viral BBQ Becky video, and 19th-century lynchings of Mexicans in the American Southwest, Ruby Hamad undertakes a new investigation of gender and race. She shows how the division between innocent White women and racialized, sexualized women of color was created and why this division is crucial to confront.

Along the way, there are revelatory responses to questions like: Why are White men not troubled by sexual assault on women? (See Christine Blasey Ford.) With rigor and precision, Hamad builds a powerful argument about the legacy of white superiority that we are socialized within, a reality that we must apprehend in order to fight.

©2020 Ruby Hamad (P)2020 Random House Audio
Gender Studies Racism & Discrimination Social Sciences Discrimination Inspiring Social justice Thought-Provoking White Skin
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Excellent read and breakdown of colonial history and its influence on how we view and interact with Brown women. Will be loaning to all my friends to read and will hear echoes of Ruby’s words daily going forward.

A must read for all White Women

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Another great 📚. Ruby highlights how dangerous the white woman is. Historically how she kept to keep her spot next to the white man no what. How the damsel in distress is a power tactic that works every time, cue the tears and they'll be sure to change the narrative every single time. She brings up situation after situation, where it indeed worked despite lies or proof, to include Emmett Till's murder and BBQ Becky. The title is fitting, and unfortunately true. When white women cry, there's a Black or Brown person who gets a scary behind it. Why the need to rush to their aid when the sight of tears is baffling, when 9 times out of 10 they're not the victim but the preportrator? There's even a challenge going around on tick tok where they show how fast they can cry and stop and smile. DANGEROUS 😳. Very informative, just read the book you won't regret it. #Book12of2022 #Bookworm #Whatsnext

How White tears Betrays Women of color

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Great book, lots of research, examples, and clear explanations. Allows the reader to understand her points. Recommend for all white women esp during this current genocide

Liberation for all

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This was an incredibly insightful book about feelings, behaviors, and action with definite patterns rooted in discrimination and racism. A must ready, especially for those in positions of power or hoping to get there.

Everyone should read and listen carefully

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Highly recommend. I appreciated the narrator’s skill and clear voice. The lessons in this book are important.

Expertly narrated and important book

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I enjoyed this book and I will make the interests of my other brown sisters my own. Specifically protecting the Earth.

Nice balance of passion and research.

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Thank you for this book. It is a must read for all white women everywhere.

Amazing

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I cant count the many lessons I have garnered from this book. I will be rereading and offering to so many women in my circle. Like the discovery of White Fergility and PTSD (Post Tramatic Slave Disorder) this book has given me hope and power in my sanity. Thank you.

Phenomenal Read

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powerful
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empowering
insightful
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outstanding
cultural experience
self discovery
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every white woman needs to read this book

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This is a phenomenal book. I encourage people to read this and discuss. It’s important to be open minded but please read this book.

Amazing

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