EPISODE · Apr 17, 2021 · 46 MIN
Quavo & Saweetie (And if there's a difference between: incidental contact, physicality, violence, and abuse) part 1
from Of Men & Fathers · host Cameron Cousins
In this episode the men discuss the recently leaked elevator footage of an incident between hip-hop celebrities, and recording artists, Quavo and Saweetie who recently decided to called an end to their relationship. This is an important discussion as the men dive deep into the topic of domestic violence. They talk about: aggression, incidental contact, physicality, violence, abuse and whether or not they are different, closely related, or the same thing. The men also discuss whether or not we live in a culture that is becoming increasingly desensitized to physicality carried out by men towards women and whether or not Quavo did anything wrong at all. The issue of whether or not the seriousness of violence against women is easier to highlight with a Black male as opposed to another male demographic was also approached as the men look at whether or not implicit bias played a role in perception of the event, and even discuss the Harvard IAT (Implicit Association Test) https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/selectatest.html Finally the men share whether or not they've been in violent relationships themselves. In the sharing circle: Garrett, Craig, Thyrone, Schaane, Mark
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In this episode the men discuss the recently leaked elevator footage of an incident between hip-hop celebrities, and recording artists, Quavo and Saweetie who recently decided to called an end to their relationship. This is an important discussion as the men dive deep into the topic of domestic violence. They talk about: aggression, incidental contact, physicality, violence, abuse and whether or not they are different, closely related, or the same thing. The men also discuss whether or not we live in a culture that is becoming increasingly desensitized to physicality carried out by men towards women and whether or not Quavo did anything wrong at all. The issue of whether or not the seriousness of violence against women is easier to highlight with a Black male as opposed to another male demographic was also approached as the men look at whether or not implicit bias played a role in perception of the event, and even discuss the Harvard IAT (Implicit Association Test) https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/selectatest.html Finally the men share whether or not they've been in violent relationships themselves. In the sharing circle: Garrett, Craig, Thyrone, Schaane, Mark
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