BIPOC: Can a term be too inclusive?
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The acronym BIPOC has been around for years-but in the wake of the murder of George Floyd and BLM protests across North America this summer, it's been thrust into the spotlight. Is this hot-button term inclusive or homogenizing? Does it signal solidarity or perpetuate erasure? Pippa and Karina break down BIPOC from a uniquely Canadian perspective with help from Paige Galette, a queer Black artist and organizer from Ontario, as well as France Trépanier, Kanien'kéha:ka artist and co-director of the arts initiative Primary Colours. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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