Welcome to the 265th episode of the award-winning Diverse Minds podcast! In this episode, we continue celebrating Black History Month 2024 with a focus on challenging narratives. We unpack recentering the white gaze, exploring how it shapes interactions and influences self-expression.
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In today’s show on Recentering the White Gaze
- Defining the white gaze [01:01]
- Ways to recenter the white gaze. [01:38]
- The importance of understanding the ways in which the “usual people” get all the opportunities. [04:48]
- Why Global Majority shouldn’t be the default to explain things they don’t want to. [05:42]
- The need to reflect on and shift tone-policing. [07:01]
Quotes on Recentering the White Gaze
- In essence, the white gaze is a default perspective.
- Who is the usual suspect when it comes to leadership? It’s probably the white man.
- Stop making Global Majority people explain things that they don’t want to.
- Reflect on and shift tone policing as it’s very invasive.
- Give credit where credit’s due, West African drumming is not a flash in the pan activity for Black History Month only.
Resources on Recentering the White Gaze
- Listen to Ep 102: Beware the Tone Police!
- Check out what’s going on in the UK for Black History Month.
- Nine black artists and cultural leaders on seeing and being seen
- Beware of the White Gaze
- Understanding the white gaze and how it impacts your workplace
- “Against a sharp white background”: How Black women experience the white gaze at work
- Download the free 200 Episode Guide with clickable links HERE.
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