I love your point that we can't sidestep naming the power dynamics and who is impacted. When you mentioned the Ferguson protests, I remembered a great conversation my husband and my then teen had. Our teen didn't understand the history in Ferguson of Black residents being constantly pulled over and ticketed by the police, on top of white vioence against Black bodies. Once he had a better understanding of that, his perspective on how Ferguson residents were reacting changed a lot.
Yeah, agreed. I remember when i first learned that it's PREJUDICE + POWER. It's the power dynamics that really make the difference in these situations.
I love your point that we can't sidestep naming the power dynamics and who is impacted. When you mentioned the Ferguson protests, I remembered a great conversation my husband and my then teen had. Our teen didn't understand the history in Ferguson of Black residents being constantly pulled over and ticketed by the police, on top of white vioence against Black bodies. Once he had a better understanding of that, his perspective on how Ferguson residents were reacting changed a lot.
Yeah, agreed. I remember when i first learned that it's PREJUDICE + POWER. It's the power dynamics that really make the difference in these situations.