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“The problem of the twenty-first century is the problem of ‘othering.’”
- john a. powell and Stephen Menendian
What is Othering?
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“Othering is a set of dynamics, processes, and structures that engender marginality and persistent inequality across any of the full range of human differences based on group identities.”
Othering's Harmful Feedback Loop
Exclusionary Laws and Policies
Social narratives that 'Other'
Othering
Inequality that targets Othered groups
Othered groups retain less socio-economic and political power
Othering and Institutional Racism
Building Schemas of Black Bodies
"Institutional racism is that which, covertly or overtly, resides in the policies, procedures, operations and culture of public or private institutions - reinforcing individual prejudices and being reinforced by them in turn."
Film on the killing of Rodney King- Police brutality
Othering and Police Brutality
Othering and the Voting System
“We do not have government by the majority. We have government by the majority who participate.” - Thomas Jefferson
Deconstructing the Default
So what do we do about it?
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