Name: Are We Over BAME? by Are You Even Listening?
Duration: 27 min 59 s
Description: Episode 1. This episode we will be discussing the problem with broad terms such as Black, Asian and Ethnic Minority, often abbreviated to BAME. Our hosts share how language and acronyms contribute to racism and the erasure of individual voices. We also touch on the harmful consequences of microaggressions and the difficulties of navigating covert racism in the age of ‘wokeness’.

Episode 1. This episode we will be discussing the problem with broad terms such as Black, Asian and Ethnic Minority, often abbreviated to BAME. Our hosts share how language and acronyms contribute to racism and the erasure of individual voices. We also touch on the harmful consequences of microaggressions and the difficulties of navigating covert racism in the age of ‘wokeness’.

Are We Over BAME?

Episode 2. In episode 2, we discuss the role of language, as both a tool for change and a hindrance for progress. We uncover the importance of meaningful representation through language, by employers, companies and other sectors. We touch on how, in the age of social media, buzzwords are valuable in starting conversations around social issues, that can also facilitate hollow activism. Our hosts discuss why language is such an important issue, requiring constant criticism and development.

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Are You Even Listening? is a young people-led podcast series that platforms marginalised perspectives, individual experiences, and opinions on issues spanning the complex socio-political spectrum.

Are We Over BAME?

Are You Even Listening?

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