What?: In society, race has always been an uncomfortable topic to talk about. Maybe the reason why people choose to be so closed minded when discussing race and racism is that they don’t know how to express their understanding of the topic. As Glenn E. Singleton and Cyndie Hays says in their chapter “Beginning Courageous Conversations about Race” we need to expect to feel discomfort when talking about a sensitive subject. They also state that we must be willing to move past the discomfort and work towards staying engaged, speaking the truth, and expect and accept a lack of closure (Singleton & Hays, 18-21). The author, Pollock wants the audience to understand or at least examine why it is important to address racism at a societal level and not just as an individual attitude.
At the start of the book, Defining Everyday Antiracism, she states that, “We collectively define "racism" as any act that, even unwittingly, …show more content…
Personally, I agree with her definition of racism, but I think that there is more to her definition then meets the eye. From what I understood from her definition is that race and racism only exists because these concepts were socially constructed by humans. Alan Goodman, also agrees that, “…."races" are the products of history and social life, not biologically determined” (Goodman, 4) Therefore, there are real consequence in the world that affect all individuals due to the concepts of race and racism existing. Although, I don’t feel like that