A Very British Murder by Lucy WorsleyMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
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Sunday 28 June 2020
Monday 22 June 2020
Review: Don't Touch My Hair
Don't Touch My Hair by Emma DabiriMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
This could so easily have been a facts dump - Dabiri has obviously done a lot of painstaking research. But, she skilfully reviews the history of black hair in the context of Western European supremacy without either overburdening you with information or dumbing things down. Also, while obviously very passionate about the subject (fair enough given the crap she's had to put up with over the years), she never comes across as preachy.
I was never one of those idiots who thought touching a black woman's hair was OK, but I was completely clueless about the cultural significance of "bad hair" vs "good hair" (so that's what Beyonce meant by "Becky with the good hair"). And, that proves once again how important it is for white people to read books about black experiences. You can't be anti-racist if you're oblivious to what what is going on.
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Tuesday 16 June 2020
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