Telling the Story That’s Not Your Own

Olivia and Raven talk about the right and wrong ways to share and uplift the stories of marginalized communities.

 

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Discussion Summary:

00:32: Episode begins, and the increasing importance, in media, of sharing perspectives outside of the norms.

03:24: The right and wrong ways to share and support stories of communities you don’t belong to.

11:53: What’s problematic with films like “Girl,” discussed in Essay 8 of Morgan Jerkins’ book “This Will Be My Undoing.”

16:40: Black as a cultural identity, and the importance of confronting uncomfortable parts of black people’s stories.

20:05: The fallacy that social progress requires ignoring race.

26:13: The importance of having the space to be unapologetically black, and how much we have to diminish our black personhood in white majority spaces.

34:41: How soon children are racialized.

39:55: Issues with the way the documentary “Babies” displays children’s upbringing in different cultures.

44:01: Americans’ tendency not to connect with cultures from other nations.

46:04: Being considerate with your purpose behind sharing someone’s story.

49:49: Outro.

 

Music credits: Opening: Goestories - Noir Et Blanc Vie

Closing: First Class - DJ Williams