Insight On the Side: I’m Uncomfortable With Talking About Misogyny and Racism, But…

Raven shares why she’s always been uncomfortable talking about racism and misogyny, but why she’s even more uncomfortable avoiding these topics.

Discussion Summary:

00:21: The transition from focusing primarily on disability, to discussing race and womanhood.

01:59: Invalidation, gaslighting, and supporting insensitive people more than people who face prejudice.

05:11: Joking as a way to avoid accountability.

07:46: People being up in arms over censorship, and believing there shouldn’t be consequences for some of the things we say.

10:35: The usefulness in discussing these topics in the face of invalidation and insensitivity, and people don’t understand how larger issues start from seemingly harmless comments.

13:20: People claiming their not prejudiced when they display attitudes that say otherwise, being dismissive of others experiences due to feeling superior, and awareness exhaustion revisited.

19:23: Moving toward covering successes within the black community on the podcast, the laser focus on negativity in the black community in the media, and the impression that makes.

22:00: Attending a Black History Month celebration, and its lasting impact.

25:44: Outro.

 

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Music credit: Thanks to Purple-Planet.