to those criticising the panels credentials, realise this is a discussion of current lived experiences of which everyone can be a quote 'academic expert' on. the spaces the panel are in and their lived experiences are the reason why they were chosen most likely as they give a wide range of perspectives. i think dean is making a lot of valuable points here about performative activism and recognising the differences between the uk and the us in terms of institutionalised racism but the fighting back on certain points against him from other members of the panel rather than offering how they see certain aspects make this somewhat unproductive. can't say i blame dean on walking out.
If i was black living in rhe UK or the US I'd do everything i could to find my ancestors home country and go there. That way the racists wont be near me. Rather than trying to change what millions of white people think in every country all over the world I'd just go to my home
Oh no, please stop this whinning and resentful shit again, it´s getting annoying as fuck. Always the same tired song and dance, listen, if yall so pissed about the life you livin´, why don´t ya take your issues to court and fight for it, instead of being a nuisance? Sheesh, you people are so dellusional yall don´t realise you´re making things worse.
i don’t think dean blunt is offering any real actionable solution to any problems here. the only thing he mentions that’s useful is artists may not be equipped to speak on these topics which is ironic 😂
yes he was not giving answers, he was asking questions. even race relations are affected by cultural imperialism, here in Brazil people are often dealing with our racial reality here through an Americanized (as in the US) lenses and that’s counterproductive and useless. Sure understanding the global reality of blackness is also important, as the lady said, we have to imagine a world where black people are free bc so far, they’re not. When he speaks of something deeper (and just as historically real) such as fear of the black body he’s tapping into something that could direct how English blacks could understand their situation without just pretending it is transposable from the US, including its cultural significants of blackness (such as Kendrick’s music). Then he was shut down lol
