Coffee Convos E4: Bite Sized Racism Rant

Introspectives

Adrienne and Claire chat about what it means to be anti-racist, current Asian American hate crimes, solidarity within the POC community, feel good stories featuring Gemma Chan, and Iron Fists and Kung-fu Kicks.

Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/80188823

Stop Asian American hate! https://www.instagram.com/p/CLXHA2rsi4J/?igshid=1rgx8gfk6m2nl

Gemma Chan and Beauty Truths https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_pu6eJBGfc

White Fragility by Robin Diangelo https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/White_Fragility/sdp1DwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&printsec=frontcover and So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35099718-so-you-want-to-talk-about-race

Statistics referred to in the episode from Diangelo's book:

• People who decide which books we read: 90% white
• People who decide which news is covered: 85% white
• People who decide which music is produced: 95 % white
• People who directed the one hundred top-grossing films of all time, worldwide: 95% white
• *The latest figures in 2021 have changed only very slightly.

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Artwork by Adrienne. FYI: swears in this episode that are not bleeped.