In response to prompt #9: “Despite it being new for some white people, George Floyd is no new pain for us.” What struck you about hearing Joy say this?
The thing that ‘struck’ me about this statement, from my perspective as a white person, is the repeated injustices and mass trauma experienced by BIPOC, and in particular Black Americans, and the ability(?) (privilege?) of white people en masse to ignore or be ignorant of it. The fact that so many injustices occur without a glance, or when attention is paid it’s fleeting, speaks volumes about the systems (media, politics, interpersonal and group-dynamics) in place to deter empathy and relationship building.