1/ When I was a Christian, we believed that we were persecuted. Any time there was a high profile killing of a Christian, we heard about it. Any bad thing that happened to Christians was fed through a narrative that the world was out to get us because they hated us.
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@KelseyTuoc has a great article on 'advocates vs. mediators' -- precisely analogous with "empathize vs. intellectualize" -- in which she describes the ways communities falter when either is missing: https://theunitofcaring.tumblr.com/post/178368078341/advocates-and-mediators … I think it's important that there always exist mediators. -
Thanks so much for sharing, Elodes. It was the perfect read for me right now, helped me understand lot of the triggering I've been feeling. "This role is not incompatible with compassion and empathy for people who’ve been through awful things" ← is what I was trying to convey
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I feel you. I'm not saying don't have the convo, you should have it. I'm saying the delivery can be more empathetic. People are actively being traumatised by the situ. atm. Gentleness is kind. A poll about rich black parents/white parents followed by this thread felt hardhearted
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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A thing I have been thinking is, it also has to be really unpleasant and stressfull to feel oneself or one’s group widely hated or dehumanized by the society. If it seems the situation is not as grim as they think, cannot that be exactly the compassionate thing to say?
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Really don’t know much about this spesific issue, just speculating on a very general level. I know I personally wouldn’t want to feel myself or any of my groups any more hated than the reality, and it would seem actively harmful for my mental health to do so.
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