Here is an incomplete list of my personal Must-Reads which I update every once in a while. There are much more thorough lists, of course, such as this Resource Post For All Good White People™, but if you're going to be posting here, you ought to have a passing acquaintance with at least half the links here.
Comments which demonstrate a distinct lack of having read the links I compiled here will be summarily ignored.
Rules of Engagement:
Moff's Law @ Racialicious
"Check My What?" On privilege and what we can do about it
A Deeper Look at "Minority Spaces"
101s on Race & Racism
Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack (I find this article to be a bit dated, but it serves as a useful first step in understanding white privilege) (PDF)
Transcripts for Race: The Power of an Illusion
- Episode 1: The Difference Between Us
- Episode 2: The Story We Tell
- Episode 3: The House We Live In
Race Relations 101 - What if I Screw Up?, How Not to Be An Asshole @ Feline Formal Shorts
How To Suppress Discussions of Racism by![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif)
coffeeandink
White Fragility, by Robin DiAngelo
John Dovidio & Samuel Gaertner. "Aversive Racism." (PDF)
Joyce E. King. “Dysconscious Racism: Ideology, Identity and the Miseducation of Teachers.” The Journal of Negro Education. Vol. 60, No. 2 (Spring 1991). 133 - 146. (PDF)
Robin DiAngelo. "White Fragility." The International Journal of Critical Pedagogy. Vol. 3, No. 3 (2011).
Detour Spotting For White Anti-Racists by Joan Olsson (pdf)
Cultural Appropriation
Why You Cannot "Appreciate" My Culture
What is Cultural Appropriation? by ardhra. A thoughtful post delineating the power dynamics of violence involved in appropriation.
Cultural Appropriation or Cultural Appreciation? A zine on culture, respect, allyship and racism (PDF)
On Reverse Cultural Appropriation (aka the "but you're wearing Western clothing!" argument)
Representation
Chimamanda Adichie's TED talk: The Danger of a Single Story. (video + interactive transcript)
Comments which demonstrate a distinct lack of having read the links I compiled here will be summarily ignored.
Rules of Engagement:
Moff's Law @ Racialicious
"Check My What?" On privilege and what we can do about it
A Deeper Look at "Minority Spaces"
101s on Race & Racism
Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack (I find this article to be a bit dated, but it serves as a useful first step in understanding white privilege) (PDF)
Transcripts for Race: The Power of an Illusion
- Episode 1: The Difference Between Us
- Episode 2: The Story We Tell
- Episode 3: The House We Live In
Race Relations 101 - What if I Screw Up?, How Not to Be An Asshole @ Feline Formal Shorts
How To Suppress Discussions of Racism by
coffeeandinkWhite Fragility, by Robin DiAngelo
201s on Race & Racism: Or, How To Not React Like a Douche
Eduardo Bonilla-Silva. Racism Without Racists: Colorblind Racism and the Presistence of Racial Inequality. (PDF)John Dovidio & Samuel Gaertner. "Aversive Racism." (PDF)
Joyce E. King. “Dysconscious Racism: Ideology, Identity and the Miseducation of Teachers.” The Journal of Negro Education. Vol. 60, No. 2 (Spring 1991). 133 - 146. (PDF)
Robin DiAngelo. "White Fragility." The International Journal of Critical Pedagogy. Vol. 3, No. 3 (2011).
Detour Spotting For White Anti-Racists by Joan Olsson (pdf)
Cultural Appropriation
Why You Cannot "Appreciate" My Culture
What is Cultural Appropriation? by ardhra. A thoughtful post delineating the power dynamics of violence involved in appropriation.
Cultural Appropriation or Cultural Appreciation? A zine on culture, respect, allyship and racism (PDF)
On Reverse Cultural Appropriation (aka the "but you're wearing Western clothing!" argument)
Chimamanda Adichie's TED talk: The Danger of a Single Story. (video + interactive transcript)
I Didn't Dream of Dragons, White People This is All About You, and Reappropriating My Man by Deepa D.
Thoughts on Orientalism, Imperialism & Steampunking Asia by Ay-Leen the Peacemaker (This is the article that started it all! From her original post on MySpace, I contacted Ay-Leen, and we went from there to Silver Goggles and Beyond Victoriana and show no signs of stopping! Ph34r us!)
Things I Don't Have To Think About Today by John Scalzi. Let this white man lay out for you what privilege looks like from a white man's point of view.
How To Be A "Reverse-Racist": An Actual Step by Step List for Oppressing White People at Black Girl Dangerous
How To Be A "Reverse-Racist": An Actual Step by Step List for Oppressing White People at Black Girl Dangerous
Discussions:
rydra_wong's linkspam of the Great Cultural Appropriation Debate of DOOM 2009 aka RaceFail '09, continued here because it ran out of LJ space. Pls to be takin ur time readin this, np.