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"United as a people we are a million majestic colours, together we are a glorious stained-glass window. We are building a cathedral of otherness, brick by brick and book by book." Salena Godden
— Sep 17, 2024 10:24PM
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...the great thing about joking around with your friends is that you understand each other's intent. If you make fun of your friend, there is a pre-existing understanding of your shared values and assumptions about the world.
— Aug 30, 2024 11:42PM
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"For people of colour, race is in everything we do. Because the universal experience is white."
Reading this in the middle of the Kamala Harris presidential campaign, this struck me. Harris has to be seen by white voters as part of the universal experience. Her middle-class upbringing, her blended family, they have to lean into these things to connect with voters in a 'look how like you I am' way.
— Aug 21, 2024 11:22PM
Reading this in the middle of the Kamala Harris presidential campaign, this struck me. Harris has to be seen by white voters as part of the universal experience. Her middle-class upbringing, her blended family, they have to lean into these things to connect with voters in a 'look how like you I am' way.
