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My thoughts

5/5stars For a book that is barely 80 pages long, this sure does give a lot to ponder over. If you come from a privileged part of the society this book is gonna make you uncomfortable. A lot. And that is exactly the point. this book questions allyship, especially white allyship and how it turned into a checkbox list after the George Floyd murder. The infamous black box, the outpour of black people being mentioned by companies on social media to prove their allyship, the readings lists being circulated and being read frivolously- and how all of that despite being important is NOT ENOUGH. This book raises some real and important questions of what allies are actually willing to do to eradicate racism, is the mere acceptance of privilege enough, to what lengths are whites willing to go risking their jobs/lives to call someone out for their racist ideas. Questions about how joining BLM marches isn't enough but they need to start questioning things at the local level, say their company having a low Whites to BIPOC people ratio and asking them what they're doing to change that. There is a lot that is packed in this small essay and I would highly recommend this, especially if you come from a privileged section of the society. You need to re-introspect your allyship and do better. MUST MUST MUST READ, HIGHLY RECOMMEND.