Ep. 114: Facing Racialized Bias and Coded Language
EQ: How can facing our racialized biases help fight against the stronghold of white supremacy in our personal and work life?
Inspired by a discussion with the Whiteness Accountability Group for International Educators, Hope and Megan discuss the nature of positionality and how shifting power and privileges are wrapped up in social hierarchies. For many of us we need to start with examining our positionality, then identify our implicit biases (especially the negative ones) and finally consider the implications of these elements in our personal and professional relationships.
Resources to consider:
Episode 104: Interrupting Whiteness one Zoom session at a time
The Sneaky Language Today’s Politicians Use to get away with Racism and Sexism
Do Your Fudging Homework:
Megan: Go read the articles posted above
Hope: Inventory your life & where you stand. Make a goal for yourself to use your positionality in a way that benefits others