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> My name means “embracing the father,” yet I am terrified of becoming one. How can I bring a child into a planet where black women are not believed and never feel safe anywhere in the world? I fear bringing a daughter into a world where Black women are raped and murdered after protesting, assaulted in a hotel and forced to sign gag orders, constantly tone policed on and offline, or intellectually and financially muzzled in the office. I fear bringing a son into a world where boys are socialized to suppress feelings of vulnerability, raised to believe women innately want to be dominated, initiated into a bro code of cowardly silence, and trained to use quiet misogynist microaggressions that aim to keep women in their place in the home, at the office, or at a party. The world I want to bring a child into is one where Black men’s default response to a Black woman sharing her experience as a survivor is compassion, not disbelief.
> I’m deeply troubled as I watch my peers deny the realities of women who have found the fortitude and courage to share their horrific experiences. I admire these women. I believe them. And I know their stories too well because they are the same as my friends, colleagues, lovers, sisters, mothers, aunties, neighbors. Today, it made me cry to wonder how they can still love us, how they can still protect us on the front lines, especially when we immediately interrogate their truths the way white men often do to us Black men and to Black women. There are a lot of slogans out there that speak to these truths, but using a slogan with no action is counterproductive. “Protect Black women at all costs.” Protecting Black women doesn’t mean “owning” Black women; no part of love includes possession. “I stand with Black women.” Just saying we stand with Black women is not enough. Are we willing to look in the mirror with a therapist? Are we willing to see the patriarchy and misogyny within our crew? Are we willing to fire a business partner when we discover they violated a female coworker? Are we willing to call our boss out when they consistently interrupt women, dismiss women, or always ask women to take notes in meetings? Are we willing to read bell hooks? Are we willing to deescalate a domestic dispute amongst strangers on the street?
> Are we willing to banish a homie who is known for creepy and predatory behavior at parties? Are we willing to vote and ad
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Hey all, I was wondering if anyone had insight on what instrument(s) is used to create the bell/marimba sound that comes in with the vocals? My sister says she loves the sound, but I can’t quite identify how it’s produced. I read somewhere that it was a marimba, but it does not quite sound like a plain marimba to me and sounds like he is striking a bell or something. Thanks for any insight!
Link below: https://youtu.be/K0Eeju2aiGY
