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Woke Racism: How a New Religion Has Betrayed Black America

Woke Racism: How a New Religion Has Betrayed Black America

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  • Author：John McWhorter
  • ISBN：0593423062
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Reviews

Erika Hardison ，

If Jason Whitlock wrote a book， this would be it 🤮

Chris Boutté ，

I could honestly write an entire blog post about this book （and maybe I will）， but this book completely changed my opinion of John McWhorter。 I got into John’s books on linguistics， and then I found out he’s a very vocal person when it comes to issues with wokeness。 I’ve listened to many of his podcasts and conversations with people， and while he has no problem admitting racism exists， it was hard to get a read on him。 I couldn’t quite tell if he was just against the woke stuff as a way to pande I could honestly write an entire blog post about this book （and maybe I will）， but this book completely changed my opinion of John McWhorter。 I got into John’s books on linguistics， and then I found out he’s a very vocal person when it comes to issues with wokeness。 I’ve listened to many of his podcasts and conversations with people， and while he has no problem admitting racism exists， it was hard to get a read on him。 I couldn’t quite tell if he was just against the woke stuff as a way to pander as some people do， or what his nuanced opinions were on this topic。 Once I read this book， I had a far better understanding of what John believes， and I’m glad to say he proved my skepticism wrong。 I was fortunate enough to get a review copy of this book from his publisher， and I binged the book within about a day。 John brings up great arguments about woke ideology and how it’s basically a religion。 I’ve heard him make this analogy before， but it makes much more sense once I read the book。 While I may not agree with all of John’s opinions， I agreed with most of them。 I think the biggest misconception I had， and one that many others have， is that he doesn’t think racism is a problem。 Once you get towards the last third of the book， McWhorter dives into a ton of solutions while recognizing some of the issues we face。 His arguments are sound， and basically， he just doesn’t think that some of the anti-racist ideology that’s spreading will help solve these issues。 I’m sure this book will get a ton of sales， but I hope it reaches more people like me who were skeptical of John。 It bums me out that a lot of people will probably not even read this book and be outraged about it。 So， if you’re reading this review and aren’t a fan of John， give the book a chance。 It might surprise you。 。。。more

Angie Boyter ，

A different roadmap to justiceIn Woke Racism， black Columbia University professor John McWhorter describes the current-day social-justice antiracist movement， which he calls Third Wave Antiracism， as one that actually “harms black people in the name of its guiding impulses。”He says its followers see themselves as “chosen” “bearers of wisdom” and calls them the Elect ， and he considers their beliefs equivalent to a religion。 An interesting premise。 I have enjoyed several of McWhorter’s books on l A different roadmap to justiceIn Woke Racism， black Columbia University professor John McWhorter describes the current-day social-justice antiracist movement， which he calls Third Wave Antiracism， as one that actually “harms black people in the name of its guiding impulses。”He says its followers see themselves as “chosen” “bearers of wisdom” and calls them the Elect ， and he considers their beliefs equivalent to a religion。 An interesting premise。 I have enjoyed several of McWhorter’s books on language， so I expected Woke Racism to be highly articulate and well written。 My expectations were fulfilled， resulting in a LOT of highlighted passages in my kindle version。 It was also impassioned， at times almost sounding like a sermon itself， which is perhaps appropriate for a book about a religion。 He supports his contentions with a number of examples， some of them rather shocking， and says the Elect’s “prosecution of sinners contrasts with Jesus’s embrace of them”。McWhorter lucidly explains what he feels is wrong with Electism， but he himself admits that he is unlikely to win any converts， because religious conversion is not something that normally succeeds through rational argument but through faith。 Ultimately he does not offer a solution that can dismantle racist structures but instead suggests three practical specific planks to save black Americans “for real” by improving their everyday lives。 He advocates ending the war of drugs， teaching reading more effectively through phonics， and getting past the idea that everyone must go to college by providing good vocational training。 They could be a good start， even if it does not cure the racism that the Elect believe is in the hearts of all white Americans。 。。。more