“A good ally is someone who does more listening than talking.' 👂🗯 DanielleDASH ChloeGraceLaws & RichieBrave share their thoughts on tackling discrimination in our latest article 💪👀
Would you stand up for your friend if they were being discriminated against? Whether it’s racism, sexism, homophobia or something else, what’s the best way to speak out and support any friends or colleagues being targeted? For the latest instalment of Woman’s Hour’s how to series, we discussed what makes a good ally with freelance writer Danielle Dash, Chloe Laws - Glamour’s Social Media Editor and the founder of FGrls Club - and broadcaster Richie Brave, who hosts Brave Conversations on BBC...
“And it is work. It’s about actively unlearning the things that might seem normal but actually are oppressing someone else.”“Consume books, art, media that step outside of your lived experience and look at your circle - are you living in an echo chamber? Do all your friends and colleagues look like you? It might be time to take a step out of your comfort zone.”“The learning is forever. Just when you think you know something, you realise you don’t know and you have to relearn,” says Richie.
“I was so ashamed... It was a really hard lesson, because I think your pride and your ego gets in the way, but my feelings are not more valuable than their lived experience.”“Being an ally to my closest friends, I think that's where it starts - and my social media platforms. Use any platform you have to de-centre your voice and amplify the voices of people who are less heard,” says Richie.
“You are going to have seats at tables that other people won’t, and at that seat you then have to call out bad behaviour or racism or sexism. It's really just taking the onus away from people who are marginalised. For any significant change to happen it really does have to be a group effort.”
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