Chapter
The Importance of Letting People Tell Their Own Stories
06:15 - 10:38 (04:23)
The conversation explores the importance of marginalized groups being able to tell their own stories and the consequences of outsiders trying to tell those stories for them.
Clips
African writer Teju Cole critiques the White Savior Industrial Complex, a fast-growing industry in the US that he describes as supporting brutal policies in the morning, founding charities in the afternoon, and receiving awards in the evening, existing to satisfy the sentimental needs of white people in Oprah.
06:15 - 07:11 (00:56)
White Savior Industrial Complex
Summary
African writer Teju Cole critiques the White Savior Industrial Complex, a fast-growing industry in the US that he describes as supporting brutal policies in the morning, founding charities in the afternoon, and receiving awards in the evening, existing to satisfy the sentimental needs of white people in Oprah.
ChapterThe Importance of Letting People Tell Their Own Stories
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PodcastBehind the Bastards
This podcast episode explores the issue of white people telling the stories of non-white people and how it can be problematic as it denies the idea of people telling their own story and can perpetuate harmful stereotypes.
07:11 - 10:38 (03:26)
storytelling
Summary
This podcast episode explores the issue of white people telling the stories of non-white people and how it can be problematic as it denies the idea of people telling their own story and can perpetuate harmful stereotypes.