The loving intent and sincerity of our disciplinary strategies does not preclude them from being imbricated in these larger state-based ideas about how to compel black bodies to act in ways that are seen as non-menacing, unobtrusive and basically invisible. Many hope that by enacting these micro-level violences on black bodies, we can protect our children from macro and deadly forms of violence later. Brittney Cooper on the racial parenting divide and what Adrian Peterson reveals about black vs. white child-rearing.
Posted on: Tue, 23 Sep 2014 15:15:01 +0000
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