Episode 10: You Can Defend People Without Using Anti-Black Language
On this week’s episode of “Yep, That Happened,” I talk about Noah Cyrus’ comment in defense of Harry Styles and the origin of the word “nappy.”
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Links mentioned:
“Harry Styles had a cheeky response to critic who blasted his Vogue dress photos” article from Today: https://www.today.com/style/harry-styles-responds-candace-owens-criticism-vogue-dress-photos-t202468
“Noah Cyrus Apologizes for Using Racially Offensive Term While Defending Harry Styles Against Candace Owens” article from People: https://people.com/music/noah-cyrus-apologizes-for-using-racially-offensive-term-while-defending-harry-styles-against-candace-owens/
Tweet of Noah Cyrus’ Instagram post where she says she thought nappy meant “tired” by @k_let_them_know: https://twitter.com/k_let_them_know/status/1334706182079082497
“The Racial Roots Behind The Term 'Nappy'” article from NPR’s Codeswitch: https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2019/08/09/412886884/the-racial-roots-behind-the-term-nappy
“The controversy behind a star Google AI researcher’s departure” article from Vox: https://www.vox.com/recode/2020/12/4/22153786/google-timnit-gebru-ethical-ai-jeff-dean-controversy-fired
“Obama said “defund the police” is a bad slogan. This shouldn’t come as a surprise.” article from Vox: https://www.vox.com/2020/12/3/22150452/obama-defund-the-police-snappy-slogan
*Learn more about SARS:
“#EndSARS isn’t just about police brutality. It’s about the future of Nigeria.” article from Vox:
https://www.vox.com/21529010/endsars-nigeria-protests-police-explained
“Nigeria to disband Sars police unit accused of killings and brutality” article from The Guardian:
“As Nigerians continue to protest nationwide against police brutality, here's how you can help” article from CNN:
https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/16/africa/help-nigeria-end-sars-protesters/index.html
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