Episode 22 - People of Global Majority

Update: 2022-02-02

Description

Takeaways

People of Global Majority is a term that has replaced BIPOC or POC (People of Color) among a majority of non-white people.
PGM is meant to be an empowering term. It is not anti-white. It is pro diversity and inclusion.
“People of color” was meant to differentiate non-whites for their lack of whiteness in order to keep “whiteness” as the norm.
Using the term people of global majority seeks to challenge the status quo, especially in entertainment and the media.
The best actor for the role is one who can accurately portray that experience - meaning a person of that background.
If it’s a dubbed fictional anime character, why must they be white?
Collaborative writing staffs with people of multiple backgrounds are necessary.
White privilege exists and something that non-whites are aware of but many whites deny.
White privilege is something to be aware of, to understand that certain things in life might come easier to you for being white such as jobs and houses.
That privilege doesn’t make white people bad, it’s simply something to be aware of next time a white person uses stereotypes or racist tropes to explain why a non-white can’t achieve what a white person can.
You don’t need to put yourself down for being white, but be aware why things might be difficult in life for others.
This term, People of Global Majority, is another example of not taking anything personally.

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“The North American media tends to exclude Arabs, West Asians, Mediterraneans, South Asians, East Asians, Latinx folkshttps://twitter.com/pgmvolist?lang=en, Pacific Islanders, and Aboriginals from the term “people of color." … The term “global majority” is empowering. It unites people from all corners of the world that are struggling against white oppression.”