Stereotypically attacking the stereotypes is also stereotypical. Don´t take me wrong: I appreciate a good joke about narrow-mindness, people unable to think by themselves, cultish intellectual mainstream. But if you think from a moderate perspective, the challenges to the stereotypical ways of thinking did only good to humanity; the fact that we are thinking twice before racially shaming someone, it´s not onky ´woke´ but human.
Die Rassistin/The (she) Racist by Jana Schreerer is a very much sought-after book. The waiting time for this book at the online library was more than two months. It may be something special about this book, after all, I was thinking.
At the beginning, I did not disliked the topic completely: the main character is an academic, university professor, accused of being racist, following complains from two Chinese Master students whose German knowledge she apparently diminished. Her expectations that the named students are fluent in German put into motion a whole chain of reactions and accusations and while reflecting to her guilt, the professor is introspectivelly rememorating other circumstances related to race and gender in a constantly radicalized linguistically and mentally intellectual realm.
The story is a repetition of various concepts dear to the ´woke´ culture about gender equality, anti-racism, discrimination. A lot of laughing, ridiculous situations and hilarious events but...I don´t think that being too ´woke´ is the main issue of this society, rather a lack of serious critical and self-critical thinking on an intolerant mindset. Not always radically intolerant, but all those small little pieces that may also include the reference to acquiring the language skills, put together, are far from showing too much tolerance.
It´s a lot to talk about it, and there are many books waiting to be written, but Die Rassistin is definitely not one of those. The humour is not bad though.
Rating: 2.5 stars
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