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Power Walking [View all]
Power Walking: Aminatta Forna on the Streets of London, Freetown, and NYCby Aminatta Forna
"The gaze is power. Men own the power of the gaze. White people do, too. [...] They stare because they can, by the gift of the power vested in them by their membership in the ethnic majority."
Much more here -> https://lithub.com/power-walking/
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This essay is longish, but a powerful read about the vulnerability of women (and especially WOC) in public spaces in three different locations (London, Freetown and NYC) and the power of the male/white gaze and how it is an effective form of social control.
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