“Since the mirror of gentrification is representation in popular culture, increasingly only the gentrified get their stories told in mass ways. They look in the mirror and think it's a window, believing that corporate support for and inflation of their story is in fact a neutral and accurate picture of the world. If all art, politics, entertainment, relationships, and conversations must maintain that what is constructed and imposed by force is actually natural and neutral, then the gentrified mind is a very fragile parasite.”
― Sarah Schulman
In this 8-part video series, Jay Smooth shows how racism shows up in our lives across institutions and society. Watch the following 3 short clips:
Poverty is one of the results of racism, segregation, and lack of access. Has the way you think about meritocracy (you get what you deserve/ work for) changed? Articulate how segregation is related to poverty. What forms of segregation were new to you?
After today's challenge work:
Did you have any ‘a-ha’ moment?
Did you feel any discomfort?
What will you do differently based on your challenge today?