"What's one thing you want your white coach to know?" Anonymous Rowers Respond, Pt. 1
04/23/20 • 72 min
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#007 - At the end of March, we asked podcast listeners to send us responses to the following question: what's one thing you want your white coach to know? Because rowing is a pricy sport that also requires access to bodies of water, it inherently has socio-economic barriers that make the sport inaccessible to those who aren't able to access bodies of water or afford the sports' costs. As an unfortunate result, there aren't many rowers of color, and even fewer coaches of color. With the growing number of rowers of color in the sport, we thought it was important to ask this question.
And well, let me tell you, we got some responses. This extended episode features just five of the many responses that we received, along with Denise and Patricia's reactions and thoughts to the responses. Here are the time stamps for each anonymous response:
- 00:57 Anonymous Voice #1
- 13:50 Anonymous Voice #2
- 29:59 Anonymous Voice #3
- 39:06 Anonymous Voice #4
- 57:32 Anonymous Voice #5
We hope you'll help us continue this important conversation as we simultaneously launch this Facebook group for the Rowing in Color Community. This wasn't an easy question to ask, but we're not here for "easy." And let's be honest, it is a question that needs to be asked if anyone is serious about diversifying the sport. We recognize the good intention of white folks who are dedicated to diversifying the sport -- let us make that very very clear. With that we still have the freedom to explore the racial dynamics (and the positional authority) that well-intentioned white coaches have when trying to diversify their team. Because despite the best intentions, actions do not always reflect intentions. We hope that the discussion in this podcast helps us all -- no matter our skin color -- to unify the rowing sport through diversity.
If you have a response to this or any episode, we want to hear it. Send us your voice message at www.speakpipe.com/rowingincolor or just check out our Linktree (linktr.ee/rowingincolor). If you don't follow us on IG already, find us @rowingincolor.
Lastly, if you can, please hit "follow" or "subscribe" wherever you listen to podcasts. If you can, please leave a rating and a review on Apple Podcast -- it would really mean a lot.
We hope you and yours are well. Stay safe and enjoy.
#007 - At the end of March, we asked podcast listeners to send us responses to the following question: what's one thing you want your white coach to know? Because rowing is a pricy sport that also requires access to bodies of water, it inherently has socio-economic barriers that make the sport inaccessible to those who aren't able to access bodies of water or afford the sports' costs. As an unfortunate result, there aren't many rowers of color, and even fewer coaches of color. With the growing number of rowers of color in the sport, we thought it was important to ask this question.
And well, let me tell you, we got some responses. This extended episode features just five of the many responses that we received, along with Denise and Patricia's reactions and thoughts to the responses. Here are the time stamps for each anonymous response:
- 00:57 Anonymous Voice #1
- 13:50 Anonymous Voice #2
- 29:59 Anonymous Voice #3
- 39:06 Anonymous Voice #4
- 57:32 Anonymous Voice #5
We hope you'll help us continue this important conversation as we simultaneously launch this Facebook group for the Rowing in Color Community. This wasn't an easy question to ask, but we're not here for "easy." And let's be honest, it is a question that needs to be asked if anyone is serious about diversifying the sport. We recognize the good intention of white folks who are dedicated to diversifying the sport -- let us make that very very clear. With that we still have the freedom to explore the racial dynamics (and the positional authority) that well-intentioned white coaches have when trying to diversify their team. Because despite the best intentions, actions do not always reflect intentions. We hope that the discussion in this podcast helps us all -- no matter our skin color -- to unify the rowing sport through diversity.
If you have a response to this or any episode, we want to hear it. Send us your voice message at www.speakpipe.com/rowingincolor or just check out our Linktree (linktr.ee/rowingincolor). If you don't follow us on IG already, find us @rowingincolor.
Lastly, if you can, please hit "follow" or "subscribe" wherever you listen to podcasts. If you can, please leave a rating and a review on Apple Podcast -- it would really mean a lot.
We hope you and yours are well. Stay safe and enjoy.
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We hope that the conversation in this podcast helps us all in the rowing world -- no matter your race -- to unify the rowing sport through diversity.
If you have a response to this or any episode, we want to hear it. Send us your voice message at www.speakpipe.com/rowingincolor or just check out our Linktree (linktr.ee/rowingincolor). If you don't follow us on IG already, find us @rowingincolor.
Lastly, if you can, please hit "follow" or "subscribe" wherever you listen to podcasts. If you can, please leave a rating and a review on Apple Podcast -- it would really mean a lot.
We hope you and yours are well. Stay safe and enjoy.
Rowing in Color - "What's one thing you want your white coach to know?" Anonymous Rowers Respond, Pt. 1
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welcome to
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the rowing in color podcast. My
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name is Denise and this is Latricia, and we're hosts of this show. Now, usually every week we feature a different person of color in the rowing world and feature their story. But this week we want to do something special for our community. So, Patricia, tell us what we're doing. So recently we asked the question, What's one thing you want your whit
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