Introduction: White tears --
Lewd Jezebels, exotic Orientals, Princess Pocahantas : how colonialism rigged the game against women of color --
Angry sapphires : bad Arabs, dragon ladies : boxed in by the binary --
Only white damsels can be in distress --
When tears become weapons : white womanhood's silent war on women of color --
There is no sisterhood : white women and racism --
Pets or threats : white feminism and the reassertion of whiteness --
The rise of righteous racism : from classwashing to the lovejoy trap --
The privilege and peril of passing : colorism, anti-blackness, and the yearning to be white --
