The history of fried chicken is steeped in racism and exploitation of black culture, from assigning negative stereotypes to black people loving fried chicken, to white restaurateurs profiting off of the ideas and recipes of black women who originally sold the dish.
A black person has to think twice when they might be blamed for something, unlike a white person, because society demands change from all races in this time when unjust situations persist.
The speaker discusses the irony in his racist experiences growing up as Greek people consider themselves better than Albanians even though they are not genetically white due to their roots in the Ottoman Empire.
The murder and subsequent cover-up of Timothy Coggins sheds light on the long history of racial violence and systemic racism in America.
The prevalence of racism in America remains an unresolved issue, with disruption to educating children and the lack of support from political parties to tackle critical race theory.
The speaker shares a personal experience of a microaggression where he was accused of being racist and how it felt to hear someone say a racial slur in his presence.
The discussion revolves around allegations of racism against certain late-night sketch comedians. The guests talk about the controversial statements made by some comedians and their impact on society.
The speaker discusses a graph that presents negative attitudes towards different races, pointing out the irony of the negative bar being towards white people. They also address the importance of noticing injustices in the world but emphasize the need for a certain amount of adversity to function effectively.
The theory of ambiguous loss, developed by family therapist and psychologist Pauline Boss, is being applied to explain how racism can cause loss and trauma in black families and communities, with its effects still felt in present-day systems of oppression. Boss has received recent inquiries about the theory's application to racism as a form of ambiguous loss.
Liberal white males are quick to label others as racists, which is ultimately character assassination. This behavior perpetuates a phenomenon where people are disinclined to speak out against wrongs for fear of being labeled a racist.
The guest speaker discusses how justifying racism and segregation is not acceptable and how it takes courage to accept that you were wrong. He talks about people who make up stories to justify themselves as better people, such as justifying burning down a house.
San Domingue was one of the birthplaces of modern pseudo-scientific racism, with authors like the Baron de Beauvoir asserting that blacks were an inherently inferior species of humanity. This view was commonplace during this era and served as the primary lens through which the world was viewed, leading to changes in law and societal structures.
The speaker challenges the idea that an individual's race dictates their ability to speak on specific issues, emphasizing the importance of allowing differing perspectives to be heard.
In this podcast, the speaker talks about his experience of being falsely accused of racism in a hit piece by a media outlet and how he responded to it.
The speaker reflects on their childhood experience of racism in 60s and 70s England where the level of racism was high and how it affected not only their father but many Caribbean people who came to England with the idea that the streets are paved with gold.
The speaker shares a childhood memory of unintentional racism from an adult and how it affected them.
A listener shares her concern about the racist undertone and cultural appropriation present in certain themed parties. She highlights the lack of response and action from the person she spoke to about the issue, and discusses the prevalence of these types of parties among young people.
This episode discusses the biased portrayal of black people responsible for the condition of poverty and incarceration, anti-literacy laws that prevented black people from learning to read, and how black literate people were manipulated during voting periods.
The existence of racially fueled incidents and biases in medical care is still a prevalent issue. Some individuals use the excuse of being unable to connect with people of different races, but this is often just a lazy justification for hate.
A man describes a frightening encounter where he and two others were threatened with guns after a racial slur was uttered.
The speaker does not believe that taking money from white donors makes someone a pawn in the white man’s master plan, while also discussing a speech given by Willie Lynch to slave owners in the 1700s, and how it relates to issues of control and manipulation today.
The fear of white people becoming a minority in the future causes an underlying discomfort and insecurity, as they worry about being treated the same way they treated minorities. This fear is accentuated due to the lack of representation of black heroes and successes in the media.
Little kids are already practicing racism on other little kids and internalizing self-hate, which necessitates the need to teach race relations in primary school in a way that's very picture-driven and image-driven to bring about diversity-equity inclusion.
The harm caused to black people by the use of the "N-word" is debatable, as some argue that no harm is caused, while others argue that the mere mention of the word causes harm. Additionally, the speaker shares an experience with ayahuasca, a plant medicine from the Amazon, which they consider a God portal.
The design of infrastructure like highways and overpasses can reflect racism, such as when an underpass is constructed too low for a bus carrying mostly black and Puerto Rican kids to pass through, or when a highway is built to divide a white and black neighborhood. The low overpasses on parkways in New York, which were designed to look scenic, also became a conspiracy theory that they were deliberately built to prevent buses from Manhattan from reaching the beaches in Long Island.
A discussion about racism and the long history of racist caricatures portraying black people.
The transcript covers testimonies from Ms. Pamela and other locals, about how racism has impacted their county's growth, education, and wealth. They discuss how feelings towards the defendants and overall legal proceedings are influenced by the region's history of systemic racism.
A study conducted in California showed that white parents are more likely to give their babies names that are at least four times more common among whites, while black parents tend to choose names that are associated with their culture. Despite this, society tends to label "black-sounding" names negatively and perpetuate stereotypes.
This episode discusses the societal biases against people with "black-sounding" names and explores the history and trends of black names in the United States, including how they have become more unique to black culture and less popular among whites. The hosts also touch on the inappropriate and humorous ways people may make fun of these names, often ignoring the underlying issues of racism and socioeconomic inequality.
A man shares his personal experience of racism in a church when a black man was considered for the position of minister and property values became the focal point of a debate. It resulted in a split in the congregation and the church had to evacuate.
