S2E10 - Pride and Prejudice

The one about identity politics on a daily.

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Us vs Them

Men vs Women

White vs Blacks

Liberals vs Conservatives

Pro-Choice vs Pro-Life...

etc. vs etc.

 

There is a growing concern for us about how we each see the world nowadays.

We've been thinking, do we judge people as individuals or do we judge them by the group they’re affiliated with?

Do we judge others based on how they look, the politicians they voted for, or do we judge them by their thoughts, reasoning, and logic?

Do we rush to assume a lack of deeper understanding when we run into atheists or do we claim some form of superior intelligence when we encounter theists?

How about when we meet someone who is Black? White? Asian? conservative? liberal? Do we assume we know the kinds of people they are based on a collective? or do we seek to understand each person's story?

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Often we forget that people are much more than societal labels. We become guilty of prejudice, not giving enough credence to the stories beneath the surface.

So on this final episode of our second season, we explored and shared our thoughts around identity politics and its effect on how we relate with the world today.

 

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Key Timestamps

• [01:54] - Categorising our group identities

• [12:37] - Digging deep into the concept of diversity

• [28:36] - When can identity politics be good or bad?

• [32:32] - Thoughts on people getting more fragile and easily offended

• [50:07] - The state of the world today