Georgina Lawton
Forfatter af Raceless: In Search of Family, Identity, and the Truth About Where I Belong
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Georgina Lawton is a journalist, speaker, writer, and host of The Secrets in Us podcast. Previously a columnist for The Guardian, she has also written for VICE, Marie Claire, Refinery29, Bustle, The Times (London), Stylist, Time Out London, and other outlets, where she writes about identity, vis mere travel, and culture. She lives in London. vis mindre
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Georgina believed she was white growing up because that’s what her parents told her. However, most of the outside world treated her as if she were Black, leaving her confused. She loved her father too much to ask many questions while he was still alive. After he died, she took a DNA test and had to face the reality that he was not her biological father. In fact, she was almost half Nigerian. Raceless chronicles her journey traveling the world to find her true identity and learn to navigate the world as a Black woman.
I could not stop thinking about this book after I read it. My daughter is Black (my husband and I are white) and I cannot fathom raising her as anything other than a Black child. One of my constant worries is that I’m not doing enough to help her embrace her Blackness and live in the world as a Black woman when she grows up. Georgina’s situation is baffling to me. I feel for her so much. I wish she could have talked to her father before he died but I understand why she didn’t. She didn’t want to taint their relationship in any way. I’m curious if he really bought the throwback gene theory or if he knew he wasn’t her father and decided that keeping the family together and harmonious was more important than confronting his wife about her infidelity.
Georgina has great insight into racial identity. Her book is well-researched but she writes with a conversational tone that made it a pleasure to read. Hers is a real-life example of why colorblindness is detrimental to everyone. Highly recommended.… (mere)