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Trickle-Down Justice
- Deference epistemology assumes a trickle-down effect from representation to material change.
- Taiwo questions this assumption, highlighting the disconnect between symbolic and material gains.
The Beer Summit
- Taiwo uses the "beer summit" between Henry Louis Gates Jr. and a police officer as an example.
- He questions whether such symbolic gestures address systemic racism.
Selective Representation
- Deference epistemology can empower elites to choose representatives for marginalized groups.
- This selective representation can reinforce existing power structures.