What turns the oppressed into the oppressors?
And why it's said that "not all skinfolk are kinfolk"
WE NEED BRAVE LEADERS,NOT FOOT SOLDIERS OF WHITE SUPREMACY". Nova Reid
I'm seeing a new dimension to the shock/horror responses to racism and it involves the big reveal "And the perpetrators were Black/ people of colour". And my question is, why are we surprised?
made the opening comment recently in response to a Linkedin post which I think was about politicians Rishi Sunak, Kemi Badenoch and how they responded to racism targeting Labour MP Diane Abbott and I haven't stopped thinking about it since I read it. It explains exactly WHY this happens.Kevin Morosky also speaks to this beautifully, in his new book "Black Women Always: Conversations on Life, Culture and Creativity". (Which I am reading right now and I massively recommend).
"Marginalised groups the world over know what it feels like to be doubted through the lens of distrust, and if we’re not careful, we can find we’re taking on the weight of that distrust for ourselves, corroding the very qualities that we hold most dear."
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