Race, Queerness, the Insurrection, and You

This week's episode is a conversation between two white
Americans, directed at calling our white listeners into a
conversation about race. To our non-white listeners, we invite
you to listen and reach out if there is anything we could improve
on. We are still unlearning & relearning, but to stay silent
is to be complicit so we are using what platform we have to hold
space for this essential conversation. 

Robin DeAngelo popularized the term white fragility with her
book, White Fragility:  Why It's So Hard
for White People to Talk About Racism. This book is a great place
to start if you're a white person looking to unlearn some of your
internalized racism. There is some controversy surrounding it, so
I will say it is not a perfect book - but no single book on
racism ever will be.


An easy break down of the concept of white fragility can be found
in these articles:
https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/a-sociologist-examines-the-white-fragility-that-prevents-white-americans-from-confronting-racism


https://www.tolerance.org/magazine/summer-2019/whats-my-complicity-talking-white-fragility-with-robin-diangelo


A much more in depth, scientific dive into the concept can be
found in this journal article by Robin herself:
https://libjournal.uncg.edu/ijcp/article/viewFile/249/116


White Rage is a term popularized by Carol
Anderson's book White Rage: The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial
Divide. I haven't read this one, so I can't speak to it. However,
a fantastic breakdown of how white rage has divided this country
since President Obama's election can be found here:


https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/is-white-rage-driving-our-racial-divide/2016/06/22/fbeec9fc-22a8-11e6-aa84-42391ba52c91_story.html


White Dominate Culture Norms are the norms &
standard practices that exist throughout this country that make
public spaces more comfortable & safe for white people than
anybody else. Here is a great, short list of examples and their
alternatives! 
https://www.cacgrants.org/assets/ce/Documents/2019/WhiteDominantCulture.pdf


Finally, if you're in the UK I suggest Why I'm No Longer Talking
to White People About Race, by Reni Eddo-Lodge. It is
written by an incredible Black, feminist, British woman who
explores the specific brand of racism that exists in the
UK.

For other areas of the world, please reach out - I'm happy to
help find resources that are specific to your geopolitical
location. Racism & white supremacy are a global problem, but
they do show up a bit differently depending on where you're
located.





Music for Gender Journeys Composed by Sonia Bourdaghs


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