Feminist Utopia
Feminist Utopia E 44: Say His Name: George Floyd
Rioting is the language of the unheard according to MLK and we agree with that. Benita and Debby discuss why the rioting is happening, why its All-American, and why white people need to worry more about systemic racism instead of people not protesting in ways to appease the white gaze. As mentioned in the episode there are many different things you can do to unpack your racism. There are links below with dozens of ideas of what you can do.
https://medium.com/equality-includes-you/what-white-people-can-do-for-racial-justice-f2d18b0e0234
Some of the suggestions in the above link are problematic including making sure white people aren’t *too* mean. It’s written by a white woman. Some of the suggestions are solid however.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/29/books/review/antiracist-reading-list-ibram-x-kendi.html
https://sojo.net/articles/our-white-friends-desiring-be-allies?fbclid=IwAR1xSitVoyKBcUZL6txfId9r32ag6uy5dhB2j6Fk2W7pCa4_-hdsqqNXjqs
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36692478-there-there
https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/53098820-a-drop-of-midnight