Ep. 2 - What to Make of Race?

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01/21/20 • 87 min

This week we discuss issues of race. Can black people be racist? Do all Trump supporters hate black people? When did we first realize ourselves as racialized? Hear what we think.

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Text:

Fernando Pessoa, A Little Larger than the Entire Universe: Selected Poems, ed. and trans. Richard Zenith (London: Penguin Books, 2006), 28.

This week we discuss issues of race. Can black people be racist? Do all Trump supporters hate black people? When did we first realize ourselves as racialized? Hear what we think.

If you want to contact us, hit us up at therilkeanzoo[at]gmail.com. Also, find us on Patreon at patreon.com/therilkeanzoo.

Text:

Fernando Pessoa, A Little Larger than the Entire Universe: Selected Poems, ed. and trans. Richard Zenith (London: Penguin Books, 2006), 28.

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