mercury2min’s Reviews > Unlearning Shame: How We Can Reject Self-Blame Culture and Reclaim Our Power > Status Update

"Systemic Shame tells us that change must come from within— that racism is solved by individuals choosing not to be bigoted, that unfair beauty standards can only be improved by women adopting more confidence, and that gun violence will only cease when every mentally ill person submits themselves to a cure. And when a person really does care about such social issues, examining their own attitudes and ignorance certainly isn’t a bad place for change to start. The real problem occurs when Systemic Shame uses an obsession with personal responsibility as a replacement for a broader understanding of where social issues really come from."

reading this book amidst a weird personal mental health crisis is really about revisiting old concepts i thought i learned at 14 but also delving deeper and maybe crying while doing chapter3 exercises. the main idea is always of course to shame no one but the people in power but that's eaiser said than done, actually. keep reading!!!