The Phrase White People Should Remove From Their Vocabulary

An interview with Robin DiAngelo, author of White Fragility, on what white people must do now. If you have trouble reading this message, view it in a browser.       Why 'I'm Not Racist' Isn't Good Enough   Robin DiAngelo is the author of White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism, a book that is required reading for white people with an instinct to say "I'm not racist." Esquire Articles Director Kelly Stout reached DiAngelo by phone two weeks into nation-wide protests against police violence more narrowly, white supremacy broadly. What follows is an interview between two white people about white people. Well-meaning white people anguished by the murders of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd by police, this is aimed at you. Read More           30 Black-Owned Food and Drink Businesses to Support Now, and Always   Black lives matter. Saying that isn't enough. As people take to the streets, to Twitter, to any space in which they can use their presence to fight racism and police brutality, they are using their money, too. Because of systemic economic inequality run rampant in this country, black-owned businesses have to fight harder and longer to stay open. Consumers can and should do something about that. Where we spend our money matters. Here, you'll find food and drinks made by black-owned businesses that you can order online. The list isn't exhaustive, but both serve as jumping-off points for making purposeful decisions about what you eat and drink. Read More           How Essential Is My Facial Feminization Surgery?   Nineteen days before her scheduled facial feminization surgery, Harron Walker read reports that New York's governor might cancel elective surgeries on account of the mounting COVID-19 pandemic. The logic made sense to her: Hospitals in the state had a limited amount of personal protective equipment and hospital beds, both of which would become even more limited with each surgery. Not that it would affect her. Because her surgery wasn't elective—it was medically necessary. In Esquire's Summer issue, Walker writes about her experience, and the questions she asked herself as COVID-19 became a deciding factor in how she moved forward. Read More           Oh, God. The President Is Watching One America News Now.   It appears the Fox News Channel has been insufficiently loyal to Donald J. Trump. It might be hard to believe considering they've got a three-hour morning show devoted to boosting him, where the Fox & Friends dunces defend him from 6 a.m. onwards. Granted, from nine to noon there is a Serious News Show—America's Newsroom—which merely slants reality rather than remake it wholesale. But then we're back with Outnumbered around lunch. There are some more Serious Shows in the afternoon, broken up by the mind-bending lackey stupidity of The Five, before we arrive for the primetime hours. That's where Tucker Carlson, Sean Hannity, and Laura Ingraham go back-to-back to reassure the audience of aging paranoiacs that the whole world really is out to get our president, a simple patriot and self-made businessman who's safeguarding America against the hordes of Others. But none of this was enough, apparently. Not enough subservience, not enough uncut racism. The president is diversifying his information stream to include a television channel that makes Fox News look like PBS NewsHour. The leader of the free world, we regret to report, is watching One America News Network. In fact, he has been for some time. Read More           Marisa Tomei Never Disappoints   Over a three-decade career, Marisa Tomei has continually transformed the role of the carefree yet complex sidekick. This summer she does it again in Judd Apatow's The King of Staten Island. For our Summer issue, Esquire's Kevin Sintumuang caught up with Tomei about how she nurtures the characters she plays, her experiences as a woman in Hollywood and how that experience is changing, and what's been on her mind of late. Spoiler alert: It's just about everyone but herself. Read More           15 T-Shirts to Help Support Anti-Racist Initiatives Across the Country   If you're sitting at home right now watching what's happening in the world and wondering what you can do, you're probably feeling a whole lot of pent-up fury. If you can't take to the streets yourself and you've already donated directly, the humble graphic tee—the de facto mobile billboard of our era—is one way to telegraph your commitment to the cause without saying a single word at all. Best of all, brands around the world are making versions that help funnel money to the George Floyd Memorial Fund, bail funds, and other organizations that deserve your dollars. By clicking "add to cart," you're letting the world know which side of the fight against racism you're on, and helping support the causes you care about in the process. Read More         Read More on Esquire.com       Follow Us     Unsubscribe  Privacy Notice   esquire.com ©2020 Hearst Communications Inc. All Rights Reserved. Hearst Email Privacy, 300 W 57th St., Fl. 19 (sta 1-1), New York, NY 10019