This chapter explores the debate on utilizing shame as a social justice tool, discussing the impact of belittling, humiliation, and empathy on progress. It emphasizes the need to address serious issues like sexual violence without perpetuating shame and underscores the importance of dismantling harmful cultural norms for positive progress.
Tarana is a good friend and one of my favorite people on earth. She has been working at the intersection of racial justice and gender equity for nearly three decades, and she started the ‘me too.’ Movement in 2006. In 2017, when the #metoo hashtag went viral, Tarana emerged as a global leader in the evolving conversation around sexual violence.
In this episode, we talk about how her theory of “empowerment through empathy” is changing the way the world thinks and talks about sexual violence, consent, and social justice. AND we also talk/cry/laugh about falling in love, running as fast as we can from love, and the perils of sharing a bathroom with the guys we love.
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