Hello everyone, I'll be doing my response on connections to the Crenshaw video.
A. The Ted Talk was given by Kimberly Crenshaw on the subject of intersectionality.
B. This talk heavily connected to the concept of silenced dialogue from previous readings. It explained the court case of a women named Emma who experienced intersectionality, but wasn't even allowed to properly speak on the matter to the court, never mind have any shot at justice. She had experienced discrimination at both the racism and sexism spheres, but went overlooked because her case fell into the "cross roads". It is sad to think that someone could be silenced so easily without even getting to hear the full case because it would give her an "extra shot" that everyone else does not have. A concept that is so very backhanded might I add. I think this video also connects to culturally responsive pedagogy in the sense that, we need to be better educated on matters occurring within different groups in order to help advocate and spread the stories of (for instance) the black women who had been unjustly killed in the video. If we properly educate on the differences between individuals from the point of the classroom, then we can effectively start creating a more tolerant society for the future to slowly but surely (we hope) eliminate the issue.
C. One point I'd like to throw out there is the sad fact that I did not know any of the names. I know this video is older so I may have heard the names back when the stories had first come out, but the fact I couldn't remember any is just sad and a testament to the truth of the video. Here is a link regarding the background and mission of the Say Her Name movement.
Hey Rey, I really enjoyed this blog post. I think it shows how we should be using social media and news stations their highest potential, because there are so many consumers and any message, like #sayhername , could reach so many people.
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