My New Years Resolution for 2018 involves the idea of "unlearning" a lot of harmful paradigms, traditions, dynamics, etc, that I was exposed to while growing up in WASP-y, middle class, capitalist, patriarchal America. I'm looking for any recommendations of books, articles, movies, shows, and any other material that might help challenge my perspectives or introduce me to new and better ways of thinking/being in this world. Have you ever come across something that totally changed your perspective or made you rethink everything you've known about a specific domain? Send it my way!
If more clarification is needed, here are some examples:
-- "A People's History of the United States" is a book that writes history from a different perspective than the typical "wealthy Caucasian male" lens that most history books teach from.
--Feminist literature like "The Beauty Myth" and the "Emotional Labor" thread here on Metafilter has made me realize how much is imposed on women by the patriarchy and little things I can do to fight back against that.
--Hannah Gadsby's special "Nanette" made me rethink the structure of comedy shows and question whose perspectives we are seeing in that arena.
--Memes from subreddit r/LateStageCapitalism (paired with more in-depth socialism articles here on Mefi) have made me realize how harmful capitalism can be and the benefits that other systems might offer.
So, now I want to be a sponge and soak up more - on ANY topic or domain, big and small, and ANY type of material/content. If there's something that made you think differently about a topic, or made you start behaving differently (ideally in a more positive way for yourself or in a way that improved your life or how you move through the world), please pass it along! Thanks in advance, Mefi Community! |
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