There’s a running gag on social media. Something terrible in the world happens or society slaps minoritized people with yet another unnecessary restriction, and folks respond with something like “Where’s the spaceship; get me out of here!” It happened again today, when Popular Science published a story about congregating humpback whales near South Africa. “So […]
How reaction can restrict us
A friend shared this quote from Gloria Anzaldúa this week: A counterstance locks one into a duel of oppressor and oppressed; locked in mortal combat, like the cop and the criminal, both are reduced to a common denominator of violence… All reaction is limited by, and dependent on, what it is reacting against… At some point on […]