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Racism vs race prejudice & discrimination
Authentic cross racial relationships and threats to trust for fear of being (accused of) racism
I just think everyone should read this

This book does a really good job of spelling out that:
- A POC’s definition of racism is different to a white Person’s definition of racism.
- The causes of the disparity in definitions are historical, geographical, political etc with direct socio-economic implications on both sides but are internalised and interpersonally perpetuated by people because of lots of concepts that I’m learning have actual names

Aversive racism: holding deep racial disdain but not being able to admit it because it conflicts with self image and self beliefs (including morality).
‘Race talk’
Inability to challenge the racism them perpetuates it.

The ‘backstage’ = ‘all white company’
The ‘frontstage’ = ‘where POCs present’

I love the questions that teach us about racial socialisation.
Also previously the ideas of individualism and objectivity were well explained to contextualise the book and how challenging it might be.

The bird-cage metaphor!!!

So excited to get through this!
Links primarily to American history and identity politics, but the intro is already v self-aware.

The human experience is so relatable irrespective of the time period.

The horror of finding out she married a loser.

Classic signs of post partum depression well described.

Intro: trad wife core.

Augmentation of ventilation
This was when already hard stuff started to give me a headache

Guessing where I’m up to in this book isn’t working.
It’s a bit predictable… probably because it’s referencing common themes that appear to be relatable within the black community.
Reference for when I come back to it: thanksgiving dinner.

‘We said until death do us part
Death is tearing us apart’

TW: Death/ Loss/ Grief

Looking forward to learning about what the straw that broke the camel’s back was.

Major plot point & reflection that Archer and their children had subconsciously concealed their views from May.

‘Too different to care about the things it cared about’
- Madame Olenska re. NY Society

‘He had married (as most young men did) because he had met a perfectly charming girl at the moment when a series of rather aimless sentimental adventures were ending in premature disgust; and she had represented peace, stability, comradeship, and the steadying sense of an unescapable duty.‘
Times haven’t changed.

‘Don’t you see? I can’t love you unless I give you up.’
The frustration of this line!

Just finished the propofol chapter. I wish I could add photos of notes on here.

‘He wondered about what age nice women began to speak for themselves’

‘Everything may be labelled, but everybody is not.’

I've since been practicing doodling the chemical structure of propofol.

Having the status quo drilled into me really.

I think it’s okay to develop a headache learning about/ going over physical concepts I’d never come across in primary school/ secondary school/ sixth form or medical school.

Scene being set
1870s

Need to go over preload and afterload in context of filling pressures and what affects them