Raven shares why she’s always been uncomfortable talking about racism and misogyny, but why she’s even more uncomfortable avoiding these topics.

Discussion Summary:

00:21: The transition from focusing primarily on disability, to discussing race and womanhood.

01:59: Invalidation, gaslighting, and supporting insensitive people more than people who face prejudice.

05:11: Joking as a way to avoid accountability.

07:46: People being up in arms over censorship, and believing there shouldn’t be consequences for some of the things we say.

10:35: The usefulness in discussing these topics in the face of invalidation and insensitivity, and people don’t understand how larger issues start from seemingly harmless comments.

13:20: People claiming their not prejudiced when they display attitudes that say otherwise, being dismissive of others experiences due to feeling superior, and awareness exhaustion revisited.

19:23: Moving toward covering successes within the black community on the podcast, the laser focus on negativity in the black community in the media, and the impression that makes.

22:00: Attending a Black History Month celebration, and its lasting impact.

25:44: Outro.

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Music credit: Thanks to Purple-Planet.