Supporting With Empathy: White Supremacy and Othering During Tragedy

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In the wake of yet another mass shooting after the horrific hate crime in Atlanta which impacted the AAPI community, Erica and India confront the disturbing adversarial reactions they’ve seen some white peopl</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">e</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">direct at underserved communities. They also use this opportunity to outline positive steps you can take to champion empathy and understanding within your sphere of influence and support humans in those affected communities.</span></p> <p><strong>In this discussion:</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The effects of othering on marginalized communities</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">How accusatory tactics deflect from concentrating on your own work</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Performative vs. empathetic action</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The (sometimes free) economics of support</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The myth of limited resources</span></li> </ul> <p><span style= "font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;"> ***</span></p> <p>Visit the website for the full article at <a href= "https://www.pauseontheplay.com/potp/ep102">https://www.pauseontheplay.com/potp/ep102.</a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong style= "font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;"> Keep The Dialogue Going</strong></span></p> <p><strong style= "font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;"> <span style= "font-family: -apple-system,