Mapping Abolition Padlet by Ariadna Pavlidis-Sanchez https://padlet.com/ariadnapavlidis/41c4m3vne8kev0db Made with a wink and a smile en-us 2022-05-16 00:19:49 UTC 2022-05-17 18:58:45 UTC hello@padlet.com Abolition of White Privilege ariadnapavlidis https://padlet.com/ariadnapavlidis/41c4m3vne8kev0db/wish/2184898943 In her piece A Letter to White Southern Women, Ann Braden speaks to southern white women as a call to action to help wrongly accused Thomas Wansley. She describes how a black man is automatically assumed to be guilty when charged with rape by a white woman. White southern womanhood characterizes white women as needing protection and paints them as weak, fragile creatures while reinforcing their role as oppressors. White privilege and male privilege allow these women to be perceived as weak and allow the further oppression of black men under the guise of protection. 

The myth of the white southern woman represents an attempt of white women to gain power within a patriarchal societal structure, but in this manner, these women inadvertently submit themselves as pawns in the white man’s game. Without the abolition and recognition of white privilege within this context, white people will continue to actively consent to the oppression of black men. White women must realize their intersectional role in the oppression of black women and men.

This photo says, "White Silence=White Consent, Stand Up!". Relating to Braden's article, the silence of white women has contributed to the systemic incarceration and genocide of Black men.


]]> 2022-05-16 00:42:44 UTC https://padlet.com/ariadnapavlidis/41c4m3vne8kev0db/wish/2184898943 Intersectionality and the Abolition of Privilege ariadnapavlidis https://padlet.com/ariadnapavlidis/41c4m3vne8kev0db/wish/2184912198 The Master's Tools Will Never Dismantle the Master's House by Audre Lorde discusses the role of intersectionality in the feminist movement. In particular, she discusses the role of queer black women within this context. She emphasizes that it is crucial to include queer black women in the discourse and to uplift them. Attempts to dismantle sexist oppression without the recognition of the effect that many people’s lived experiences have on their relationship to structures of power and oppression will never work.

Queer and black women must be brought into the conversation in order to dismantle structures of power and oppression.  Intersectionality is a crucial aspect of abolition. Racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, and other structural forms of oppression rely on each other to maintain power. Until people recognize their relationship, change cannot occur. 

This image shows the layers of intersectional identity and the importance of recognizing them all. This image echoes the asks of Audre Lorde to recognize all layers of intersectional identity and uplift them all in the conversation.  


]]> 2022-05-16 00:57:05 UTC https://padlet.com/ariadnapavlidis/41c4m3vne8kev0db/wish/2184912198 ariadnapavlidis https://padlet.com/ariadnapavlidis/41c4m3vne8kev0db/wish/2184930459  White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Backpack by Peggy McIntosh explains how men and white people are taught not to recognize their privilege, but to dismantle systemic racism, they must actively acknowledge their privilege. It is easy to be oblivious to the injustices that others face solely because of their gender or skin color.

Those with privilege must actively partake in recognizing where the privilege has gotten them. In a country with racism built in the fabric of societal structure, recognizing privilege and actively making change for marginalized communities will begin to dismantle systemic racism using the privilege you hold. Abolition and the recognition of privilege are imperative to redesigning social systems.  

This article by the Chicago Tribune asks white people to recognize their white privilege, just as McIntosh asks, as a step towards racial equality. ]]> 2022-05-16 01:16:26 UTC https://padlet.com/ariadnapavlidis/41c4m3vne8kev0db/wish/2184930459