Another great article Raja, thank you. Couldn't agree more with the proposed actions.
It was also interesting to read this alongside the way political language functions in other contexts. I recently wrote about how categories like “terrorism”, “self defence”, and even “civilian” are selectively applied to structure legitimacy before discussion even begins, and how emotional framing can redirect attention away from material violence and onto the perceived feelings or fears of groups aligned with power.
“Hate crime” seems to perform similar work here. The violence becomes the pathology of individuals rather than something produced within a wider political and institutional environment. The system generating the violence remains largely untouched by the language used to describe it.
Absolutely . We do need to get on that call and plot a few collaborative pieces . I promise to once I come up for air ! I’ll have a read of your latest in the meantime 🙏✊🏽
Another great article Raja, thank you. Couldn't agree more with the proposed actions.
It was also interesting to read this alongside the way political language functions in other contexts. I recently wrote about how categories like “terrorism”, “self defence”, and even “civilian” are selectively applied to structure legitimacy before discussion even begins, and how emotional framing can redirect attention away from material violence and onto the perceived feelings or fears of groups aligned with power.
“Hate crime” seems to perform similar work here. The violence becomes the pathology of individuals rather than something produced within a wider political and institutional environment. The system generating the violence remains largely untouched by the language used to describe it.
Absolutely . We do need to get on that call and plot a few collaborative pieces . I promise to once I come up for air ! I’ll have a read of your latest in the meantime 🙏✊🏽