the imperative to apologize is a form of racialized, classed, and - TopicsExpress



          

the imperative to apologize is a form of racialized, classed, and gendered labor disproportionately assigned to oppressed people. not only are the oppressed expected to endure relentless violence with little to no acknowledgement of their perpetual trauma, they are expected to immediately perform repentance at the first sign of white/cis/male tears. the oppressed are not just expected to beg pardon as if an apology is a discrete and singular action. the oppressed are expected to embody an apology always; they are expected to become walking apologies themselves, always groveling to the temperament of the very people who tyrannize them. the entire project of domination relies on the continued and ritualized self-flagellation of its subordinates.
Posted on: Fri, 09 Jan 2015 16:51:28 +0000

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