A Culture of Worshipping the Written Word Pt 1
Neurodivergent Narratives Podcast
English - September 29, 2020 08:00 - 37 minutes - 26.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 69 ratingsMental Health Health & Fitness Education Self-Improvement adhd autistics mental health black mental health mental wellbeing neurodivergent intersectionality self improvement actually autistic Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
This episode explores the importance of the written word (in English) and its impact on society. The importance of writing/reading/speaking in English is a huge part of white supremacist culture history and its importance is seen in schools and work places too. Your intelligence is dependent on how well you read and write, as if there are no other ways to communicate and share information. For ADHDers this can be challenging. But it’s what’s valued and if it’s not written down then it’s not true. It’s also been used a lot over history to spread ideas that encourage and enforce the idea that white people and their ideas and beliefs are best, while erasing and devaluing the history of other cultures.
Part 2 looks more at the impact on our ADHD And what I’m trying to do in dismantling this belief for myself and how I work with others.
Resources:
Akala talks Black history here: https://youtu.be/WUtAxUQjwB4
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