I think honest discussions tend to be influenced by the type of culture in which one is raised. Some value frank conversations, and some do not.
There are contexts in which the predisposition is to take offense or exhibit fragility towards a topic, even when the communication is measured and non-judgmental. There is the cultural prohibition against saying the quiet part out loud.
For example, regarding the election:
For vice president Harris, being Black and female was a primary factor in her defeat in a nation with patriarchal preference and xenophobic tendencies. This likely triggered White solidarity and afforded White privilege for Donald Trump, a man with lesser character attributes, with documented behaviors of lying, insulting, mistreating women, and engaging in criminal activity.
This is a discussion that would likely never occur within contexts where ignoring the elephant and the ox is always the priority, or in contexts where Black people never say anything that might be construed as divisive.
So we keep kicking the can down the street and unhelpful habits are never challenged.
Excellent as always, Lamar
I think honest discussions tend to be influenced by the type of culture in which one is raised. Some value frank conversations, and some do not.
There are contexts in which the predisposition is to take offense or exhibit fragility towards a topic, even when the communication is measured and non-judgmental. There is the cultural prohibition against saying the quiet part out loud.
For example, regarding the election:
For vice president Harris, being Black and female was a primary factor in her defeat in a nation with patriarchal preference and xenophobic tendencies. This likely triggered White solidarity and afforded White privilege for Donald Trump, a man with lesser character attributes, with documented behaviors of lying, insulting, mistreating women, and engaging in criminal activity.
This is a discussion that would likely never occur within contexts where ignoring the elephant and the ox is always the priority, or in contexts where Black people never say anything that might be construed as divisive.
So we keep kicking the can down the street and unhelpful habits are never challenged.
I wholeheartedly agree 👍🏾