Wednesday, December 04, 2019
Parents of Color and The Need For Anti-Racist Theatre Practices
HowlRound Theatre Commons: I’m at a theatre conference, and I hear the children before I see them. Bubbly giggles erupt from their bodies as they take flight, running for the pure joy of the experience. For a moment I’m lost in thought as I measure the emotional cost of me being here—which is time away from my own children—and what it would mean for them to accompany me into these highly problematic, racist spaces. Confident I made the right decision to leave them at home, I return to the reality of the conference.
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This was a really interesting article. As a student who manages things, considering the audience you’re managing for and what constraints come along with particular audiences is important. It’s interesting what people forget, even if they identify as belonging to the audience they’re serving. How race informs this issue is really prevalent. I completely agree with Dr. DiAngelo about if we do not view systematic inequality through the lens of race and racism, we’re still enforcing oppressive values. It’s really easy to fall into the trap of not doing anything constituting as battling racism. By not doing anything, a person is apart of the problem. The concept of child friendly is pretty interesting. The invisible barrier of exclusivity was very apparent for this parent who knew there would only be white children present. The systematic inequality of being a black female mother instead of a white female mother is very present in this article.
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