Race: Continuing the Conversation (Episode 64)

Last week Shaunna and Lisa encouraged us all not to resist talking about race. But how do we begin? For many of us, especially white people, talking about race is not a skill that we are taught. We may want to engage in these conversations but are not sure how, or where to start. What is important however is that we do start.

When engaging in conversations about race we should be intentional both in the topic of the conversation and also in the language that we use. North American culture has historically been very euphemistic when it comes to talking about racism, especially the history of black Americans. This minimizes and romanticizes the enslavement of millions of people. Part of the intentionality in our language when engaging in conversations about race is naming the oppressors, instead of naming the oppressed or the minority. This shift in language exposes those that are responsible for the oppression, and takes the blame off of the oppressed group.

As we said last week, these conversations are really f%#*^!g hard, but they are also very important. Without these challenging conversations change will never be made. We have to enter into them with respect, but not be afraid to have them.

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