6 months and counting into the global pandemic and our new normal and yet nothing seems normal. When you have the President of the United States tweeting about Covid-19 calling it the "China virus" - that kind of validation of hate only further perpetuates divide, is highly irresponsible, racist, hate based and normalizes the othering of racialized minorities. What isn’t new is the blame game that often comes from universally crippling experiences and the "othering" of minorities to place blame and find a scapegoat to relieve anger and fear.
In this episode (recorded in September 2020), we dig in on the impacts of Covid on the Asian community, the concept of Xenophobia and what we can all do to better educate ourselves on the language we use and the critical thinking required to push through rhetoric that only further divides and pushes us further apart from the lessons we all need to learn through this global pandemic.
UN Human Rights - Office of the High Commissioner:
https://www.standup4humanrights.org/en/covid19.html