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Olivia and Raven are black, blind women, passionate about shedding light on issues regarding diversity, equity, and inclusion. Get political and personal with them as they share their perspectives on living at the intersection of disabled, black, and women in the US.
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Monday Oct 04, 2021
Insight On the Side: Can Genuine Friendships Form Across Racial Lines?
Monday Oct 04, 2021
Monday Oct 04, 2021
Olivia talks about the aspects of healthy friendships that seems to be missing from many interracial connections, and how to be genuine in interracial relationships.
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Discussion Summary:
00:00: Intro.
01:57: Inspiration for the episode on friendship and racial tension.
03:04: Diversity in the friend groups of people of different races.
06:49: Viewing people as collections of stereotypes, rather than individuals.
09:46: Nonblack people who have relationships with black people, but dismiss the black experience.
12:44: Vulnerability in healthy relationships, why vulnerability can be dangerous for black people, and how our lack of vulnerability goes unnoticed.
16:31: How a symptom of blackhaustion shows up in interracial friendships, and the discomfort with discussing racial issues.
25:18: Final thoughts on how to be genuine in interracial friendships.
28:29: Outro.
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