{"product_id":"white-tears-brown-scars-how-white-feminism-betrays-women-of-color-paperback","title":"White Tears\/Brown Scars: How White Feminism Betrays Women of Color - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRuby Hamad\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCalled \"powerful and provocative\" by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi, author of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling \u003ci\u003eHow to be an Antiracist\u003c\/i\u003e, 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.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTaking 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, \u003ci\u003eWhite Tears\/Brown Scars\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDiscussing subjects as varied as \u003ci\u003eThe Hunger Games\u003c\/i\u003e, 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlong 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A stunning and thorough look at White womanhood that should be required reading for anyone who claims to be an intersectional feminist. Hamad's controlled urgency makes the book an illuminating and poignant read. Hamad is a purveyor of such bold thinking, the only question is, are we ready to listen?\" --Rosa Boshier, \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRUBY HAMAD\u003c\/b\u003e is a journalist, author, and academic completing a Ph.D. in media studies at UNSW (Australia). Her \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e article, 'How White Women Use Strategic Tears to Silence Women of Color, ' became a global flashpoint for discussions of white feminism and racism and inspired her debut book, \u003ci\u003eWhite Tears\/Brown Scars\u003c\/i\u003e, which has received critical acclaim in her home country of Australia. Her writing has also featured in \u003ci\u003eProspect Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New Arab\u003c\/i\u003e, and more. She splits her time between Sydney and New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.4 x 8.4 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 06, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978465018157,"sku":"9781948226745","price":19.35,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/aTVWZURGZDhBbjd5bEVtTDJMYjJ4UT09.webp?v=1775805314","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/white-tears-brown-scars-how-white-feminism-betrays-women-of-color-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}