The first research paper I ever did in 9th grade English class, I picked Their Eyes Were Watching God. I didn’t realize at the time what a subversive pick this was for a predominantly white, all girls school, but my teacher had adopted two black children, so I am sure she was happy with my choice. I should go back and read it again. I remember being so taken by it at the time.
I had my all white, Boomer (and 2 Gen X) ladies book club read The Vanishing Half during the pandemic. Whew, was that an interesting discussion. (Whiteness as aspirational is such a crux of our society.) And during this process of working on white feminism, I have had so many conversations with my 73 year old mother about what’s ingrained and how we are indoctrinated. Some days she’s more open to the ideas than others.
Have you started Koa Beck’s White Feminism yet? I have tabbed the hell out of it.
The first research paper I ever did in 9th grade English class, I picked Their Eyes Were Watching God. I didn’t realize at the time what a subversive pick this was for a predominantly white, all girls school, but my teacher had adopted two black children, so I am sure she was happy with my choice. I should go back and read it again. I remember being so taken by it at the time.
I had my all white, Boomer (and 2 Gen X) ladies book club read The Vanishing Half during the pandemic. Whew, was that an interesting discussion. (Whiteness as aspirational is such a crux of our society.) And during this process of working on white feminism, I have had so many conversations with my 73 year old mother about what’s ingrained and how we are indoctrinated. Some days she’s more open to the ideas than others.
Have you started Koa Beck’s White Feminism yet? I have tabbed the hell out of it.