“I generally love the podcast and have used techniques from it such as a the thought ladder and the minimum baseline. However, several of her examples are extremely privileged, a fact that I have mostly tried to overlook.
I strongly disagree with the assertion that true toxic environments are extremely rare. How about all the instances where people are harassed, exploited, etc? How about immigrants or undocumented people who are exploited, discriminated in foreign countries and who live in fear of deportation?
Kara makes the assumption that most of her listeners are in very privileged positions. If I listened to the episode on toxic environments while having my livelihood and legal status in the country threatened at work I would feel completely gaslighted (a term which Kara doesn’t seem to approve of).
The author advertises her podcast as a tool for educated women. Well, even highly educated people are undocumented, disabled, poor, POC, gender noncomforming, etc. For a lot of them, there *are* toxic environments, and those experiences should be recognized and honored as well.
The podcast is really good, but it would be a lot better if it truly incorporated intersectionality as a framework instead of just mentioning the word.”
Y el mar via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/23/18