11: Indeegnance

from Integrated Rhythm · host Chisomo & Bobby

Indeegnance. A word that beautifully captures all that we talk about in today's episode, including genetic-based racism vs assimilationist racism, language and perception, code switching, Beyonce's "Black is King," the burden of representation, and action verses emotion. 1:00 Bobby's sloppy set up: Genetic-based Racism vs Assimilationist Racism 4:30 Both kinds are present in the Swing dance scene 6:30 The wrong end of many conversations 11:00 Language and perception -- the code switch flip 14:00 A Zambian-American in Zambia 20:30 How it relates to Beyonce's Black is King: Artistic privileges vs artistic responsibility 28:00 Burden of representation on minoritized perspectives 32:00 Black women and aggression 33:00 Anger and indignance, action vs emotion 38:00 A white guy claps back? --------------- Welcome to Integrated Rhythm! Two Swing Dancing besties (Chisomo Selemani & Bobby White) navigate race and the Black Experience in the world of Jazz Dance and other Afro-centric social dancing. Our goal is comfortable conversations about uncomfortable things. In this episode... Our music is by Laurel Ryan & Michelle Stokes, our "We're back! song" was an improvisation by Steffanie AK Schilling, and the background drumming is by Bobby White Find us at your local podcast ap, or at: https://anchor.fm/integratedrhythm  Please donate to help keep us in business: Patreon: patreoncom/integratedrhythm PayPal: [email protected] Venmo: @bobbyswungover (Where applicable, lease put the note "IR" in it, so that we know it's for the podcast.)

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Indeegnance. A word that beautifully captures all that we talk about in today's episode, including genetic-based racism vs assimilationist racism, language and perception, code switching, Beyonce's "Black is King," the burden of representation, and action verses emotion. 1:00 Bobby's sloppy set up: Genetic-based Racism vs Assimilationist Racism 4:30 Both kinds are present in the Swing dance scene 6:30 The wrong end of many conversations 11:00 Language and perception -- the code switch flip 14:00 A Zambian-American in Zambia 20:30 How it relates to Beyonce's Black is King: Artistic privileges vs artistic responsibility 28:00 Burden of representation on minoritized perspectives 32:00 Black women and aggression 33:00 Anger and indignance, action vs emotion 38:00 A white guy claps back? --------------- Welcome to Integrated Rhythm! Two Swing Dancing besties (Chisomo Selemani & Bobby White) navigate race and the Black Experience in the world of Jazz Dance and other Afro-centric social dancing. Our goal is comfortable conversations about uncomfortable things. In this episode... Our music is by Laurel Ryan & Michelle Stokes, our "We're back! song" was an improvisation by Steffanie AK Schilling, and the background drumming is by Bobby White Find us at your local podcast ap, or at: https://anchor.fm/integratedrhythm Please donate to help keep us in business: Patreon: patreoncom/integratedrhythm PayPal: [email protected] Venmo: @bobbyswungover (Where applicable, lease put the note "IR" in it, so that we know it's for the podcast.)

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