Turangawaewae

Bearers of Discomfort

Bearer of discomfort — Sun, 24 Jun 2012 22:42:03 +0000

Bearers of Discomfort If being such, means That our message Sinks in and resonates Beyond the skin Flesh deep!

Whiteness matters: on domination and seeing what’s not to be seen

Bearer of discomfort — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 23:14:48 +0000

"We may be on our way to genuine hybridity, multiplicity without (white) hegemony, and it may be where we want to get to – but we aren’t there yet, and we won’t get there until we see whiteness... put it in its place and end its rule. This is why studying whiteness matters". ~ Dyer, 1997

On the Kony-Hate Campaign

Bearer of discomfort — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 22:41:05 +0000

The White Savior Industrial Complex is not about justice. It is about having a big emotional experience that validates privilege ~ Teju Cole I've been thinking alot about, but haven't had a chance to fully articulate, why this KONY-hate campaign bothers me so greatly.

We need to talk about Injustice

Bearer of discomfort — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 09:14:50 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2tOp7OxyQ8&feature=youtu.be

Bryan Stevenson

Exploding the Myths I: 10 things your history teacher never told you

Bearer of discomfort — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 21:30:20 +0000

The histories of native peoples are often silenced, relegated to 'pre-history ... My question here is simply this: What are the the little-known histories that disrupt the dominant idea that "if it wasn't for us, you'd still be running around in grass skirts?"

Downing the Brown: When two tribes go to war

Bearer of discomfort — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 23:00:09 +0000

Representations of Māori in the media: "The processes of colonization attack us in our most sensitive areas: in the way we perceive ourselves blind to the way those perceptions have been constructed for us initially" ~ Spokane poet and scholar, Gloria Bird, 1993

Frankenstein Science: The Creation of the Warrior Gene

Bearer of discomfort — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 04:04:40 +0000

It may seem a stretch linking Shelley's Frankenstein to an exploration of 'the warrior gene' 5 years on, nevertheless the links are clear and unmistakable...

Out of a liberal’s Africa

Bearer of discomfort — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 08:44:37 +0000

Misinformation about Africa has become a growth industry in the West. ~ Ama Biney I think I need a new category called 'pissed off' pieces. Cos every now and then I stumble across an article that makes me so mad I just want to hurl fury and insults...

Occupy Wall Street & Tame Iti: The power of the image

Bearer of discomfort — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 03:21:11 +0000

Don't panic! Tame Iti isn't occupying Wall Street (unless Wall St have their sights on te Urewera for some sort of mining project, wouldn't surprise me) - there's a method to my madness...

Occupy Wall Street: The power of police

Bearer of discomfort — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 03:19:21 +0000

Brief thought: Earlier this year a colleague was describing a visit to the Australian Embassy in Wellington to renew a passport. She had been shocked to find a significant police presence in the surrounding streets to the embassy until she realised that the Australian Prime Minister was visiting. Still, I had to wonder...