LeftieLatour

cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/7450501

New post: Many migrants know this question: “Why did you come to Germany?” I write about why it’s rarely as innocent as it sounds. We often talk about migration as if it were just a personal decision — ignoring wars, repression, the arms trade, and Europe’s part in all of it. I try to unpack what it means to be asked such a personal question in that larger context.

New post: Many migrants know this question: “Why did you come to Germany?” I write about why it’s rarely as innocent as it sounds. We often talk about migration as if it were just a personal decision — ignoring wars, repression, the arms trade, and Europe’s part in all of it. I try to unpack what it means to be asked such a personal question in that larger context.

cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/7329625

New Post: What happens when a majority group responds to systemic struggle with the word "too"? This post explores the idea of "derailing"—how universalising experiences can inadvertently silence the specific realities of immigrants in Germany.

cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/7329625

New Post: What happens when a majority group responds to systemic struggle with the word "too"? This post explores the idea of "derailing"—how universalising experiences can inadvertently silence the specific realities of immigrants in Germany.

cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/7329625

New Post: What happens when a majority group responds to systemic struggle with the word "too"? This post explores the idea of "derailing"—how universalising experiences can inadvertently silence the specific realities of immigrants in Germany.

cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/7329625

New Post: What happens when a majority group responds to systemic struggle with the word "too"? This post explores the idea of "derailing"—how universalising experiences can inadvertently silence the specific realities of immigrants in Germany.

cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/7329625

New Post: What happens when a majority group responds to systemic struggle with the word "too"? This post explores the idea of "derailing"—how universalising experiences can inadvertently silence the specific realities of immigrants in Germany.

New Post: What happens when a majority group responds to systemic struggle with the word "too"? This post explores the idea of "derailing"—how universalising experiences can inadvertently silence the specific realities of immigrants in Germany.

Wrote this series first of all to vent about it, but also to preserve a trace of what was said and how it was answered. End of the #HamidStory series: from classroom → publisher ("Textbooks aren’t sociological analyses") → school ("We’ll forward this" / "do it yourself") → Outcome: responsibility dissolved.

cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/7211534

Wrote this series first of all to vent about it, but also to preserve a trace of what was said and how it was answered. End of the #HamidStory series: from classroom → publisher ("Textbooks aren’t sociological analyses") → school ("We’ll forward this" / "do it yourself") → Outcome: responsibility dissolved.

cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/7211534

Wrote this series first of all to vent about it, but also to preserve a trace of what was said and how it was answered. End of the #HamidStory series: from classroom → publisher ("Textbooks aren’t sociological analyses") → school ("We’ll forward this" / "do it yourself") → Outcome: responsibility dissolved.

cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/7211534

Wrote this series first of all to vent about it, but also to preserve a trace of what was said and how it was answered. End of the #HamidStory series: from classroom → publisher ("Textbooks aren’t sociological analyses") → school ("We’ll forward this" / "do it yourself") → Outcome: responsibility dissolved.