truleeme: speakingmyownlanguage: firsttimeuser: School for black civil rights activists; young girl being trained to not react to smoke blown in her face, 1960 photo by Eve Arnold Interesting I can’t help but think of hazing when I think of this picture. Like in this era, hazing made so much sense….for preparation purposes. Today it does not. It is utterly useless in my opinion. Processes are necessary, camaraderie is necessary, voluntary physical or psychological abuse….seriously why? The black “elite” are teaching what to do when you’re getting stopped by the cops for no reason or to handle people’s ignorance in a constructive manner. Oh, its the 21st century, you’re going to be living in the suburbs driving your Mercedes, so no worries?

truleeme:

speakingmyownlanguage:

firsttimeuser:

School for black civil rights activists; young girl being trained to not react to smoke blown in her face, 1960

photo by Eve Arnold

Interesting

I can’t help but think of hazing when I think of this picture. Like in this era, hazing made so much sense….for preparation purposes. Today it does not. It is utterly useless in my opinion. Processes are necessary, camaraderie is necessary, voluntary physical or psychological abuse….seriously why? The black “elite” are teaching what to do when you’re getting stopped by the cops for no reason or to handle people’s ignorance in a constructive manner. Oh, its the 21st century, you’re going to be living in the suburbs driving your Mercedes, so no worries?

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