On this episode from @ewbpod, Mahlon (@SuperMahrio) and Jason Bradshaw (@JBradshaw01) have a brilliant conversation about how the spectrum of Blackness expands far beyond the extremities its often given by both Black and non-Black people alike.



Right from the start, we talk about Jason's love for both science and science fiction in particular. We talk about how these interests led him to study science for his undergrad degree, but that same passion for science fiction has at points been presented as a 'non-stereotypical' thing for Black men to be involved in.



We talk about how reflecting on this is in part what formed his decision to teach in the area that he himself was educated and the demographic changes he's seen from his own time as a student to now. We also talk about how limiting and dangerous stereotypes are, with both Jason and Mahlon sharing stories of students either being streamed out of academic qualifications, with their parents being presented with partial or no information about the direction that would take their child going forward.



In parting, Jason speaks powerfully about how stereotypes damage on both sides...something that cannot be said enough.



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