Further reading:
Did you know HIGH BROW + LOW BROW originate from the now discredited #racist pseudoscience, PHRENOLOGY?
pages.vassar.edu/realarchaeolog…
jstor.org/stable/2637310
exhibits.lib.unc.edu/exhibits/show/…
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phrenology
library.harvard.edu/confronting-an…
tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…
cam.ac.uk/research/news/…
#racism
Woah 🤯 this is woah, im thinking of how I would just pass by this saying without deepening it, and it’s frightening to know that colonialism has constructed almost our very being to an extent!! also thankful to learn about this 😭✨ And in relation to the Fanon quote it made me think of how he also explained the ways in which colonialism has also alienates people from themselves especially for marginalised communities, whilst been exploited. Thinking of this makes it even more heartbreaking ❤️🩹 and how important it is to decolonise our psychological process through our dictionary for example, ahh sunshine ☀️ you’re the missing soul we definitely need in philosophy 😭😭🫶From now on anything that is conceptualised in linear form, im going to try and think twice about it Ahahah 😭Thank you again sunshine ☀️ for sharing this 🫶
Loved this issue of Decolonial Dictionary!!! Learning about these things is so important and you did such an excellent job laying out the information. This really makes me think more critically about the world around me and how certain phrases and words that pass into common language actually have harmful origins. I love reading your work and love learning from you!! Thank you for the work you put into your Substack. Each issue is phenomenal and it’s so lovely to spend time with your work. Keep shining!! We love you rockstar!!! 💙🤗📚🙏🏼