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Conflict Decoded Podcast

Conflict Decoded Podcast

Double Binds & Competing Needs

· 17 min · Episode 38

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Have you ever felt trapped as a white person, trying to figure out how to respond to a racist remark when people of color are in the room?
On one hand, silence is violence. You have a responsibility to speak up.
On the other hand, white people have a responsibility to amplify the leadership of people of color. You might worry about being condescending, seeming performative, stepping on toes, or saying something that hurts someone more.

If you're silent, you mess up. If you speak up, you risk screwing up, too.

Meanwhile, if you're a person of color and someone makes a racist remark, you…

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