The Commodification and Projection of ’Wokeness’

2021-03-10

This week we talk about the way people project ideas of ‘wokeness’ onto WOC, and the higher standards we are held to compared to other people. We talk about racial trauma and my relationship with self-commodification: the idea that WOC are expected to commodify their experiences in order to deserve a voice. Soaliha: @soalihaofficial Mitch: @mitchs.miscellanea Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/soaliha Email: heresthethingthopodcast@gmail.com PayPal: PayPal.me/soaliha Facebook Group: Here’s The Thing, Tho W...

This week we talk about the way people project ideas of ‘wokeness’ onto WOC, and the higher standards we are held to compared to other people.

We talk about racial trauma and my relationship with self-commodification: the idea that WOC are expected to commodify their experiences in order to deserve a voice.

Soaliha: @soalihaofficial

Mitch: @mitchs.miscellanea

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/soaliha

Email: heresthethingthopodcast@gmail.com

PayPal: PayPal.me/soaliha

Facebook Group: Here’s The Thing, Tho With Soaliha Podcast Group

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