Woke Racism
How a New Religion Has Betrayed Black America
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John McWhorter
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John McWhorter
About this listen
People of good will on both the left and the right are secretly asking themselves the same question: how has the conversation on race gone so crazy?
Bestselling author and acclaimed linguist John McWhorter argues that an illiberal neoracism, disguised as antiracism, is hurting black communities and weakening the social fabric.
We're told to read books and listen to music by people of colour but that wearing certain clothes is 'appropriation.' We hear that being white automatically gives you privilege and that being black makes you a victim. We want to speak up but fear we'll be seen as unwoke, or worse, labelled a racist. According to John McWhorter, the problem is that a well-meaning but pernicious form of antiracism has become, not a progressive ideology, but a religion - and one that's illogical, unreachable, and unintentionally neoracist.
In Woke Racism, McWhorter reveals the workings of this new religion, from the original sin of 'white privilege' and the weaponization of cancel culture to ban heretics, to the evangelical fervour of the 'woke mob.' He shows how this religion that claims to 'dismantle racist structures' is actually harming his fellow black Americans by infantilizing black people, setting black students up for failure, and passing policies that disproportionately damage black communities. The new religion might be called 'antiracism,' but it features a racial essentialism that's barely distinguishable from racist arguments of the past.
Fortunately, for all of us, it's not too late to push back against woke racism. McWhorter shares scripts and encouragement with those trying to deprogramme friends and family. And most importantly, he offers a roadmap to justice that actually will help, not hurt, black people.
A New York Times Bestseller
©2022 John McWhorter (P)2022 Faber & FaberWhat listeners say about Woke Racism
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- Anonymous User
- 25-02-2022
Like Water in the Desert
Well considered and well written, John McWhorter leaves no woke stone unturned. He writes and thinks clearly. My new best recommended read on the topic.
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- Anonymous User
- 13-01-2023
Required listening for these times
A very thoughtful and comprehensive exploration of the phenomenon of Wokeism, why it is a religion and why it does not, and does not intend to, help the people it supposedly cares about.
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- Anonymous User
- 17-02-2022
An absolute banger
The book details interesting and well thought-out points, easy to follow and clear to understand, backed with relevant evidence. John is a delightful narrator, warm, passionate and charming. I will definitely relisten to this book and will recommend it to folks. I imagine this book will get labeled as "controversial" or some thing similar at points but this is not the case in the slightest, I would hope it serves as a companion piece to book such as Kendi's "How to be an Anti racist" to prove diverse and divergent views.
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- Anonymous User
- 13-06-2022
Brilliant and timely
John McWhorter's take on wokeness is deeply analytical and robust. He offers a pragmatic way forward without submitting to dangerous ideology.
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