I wish I had lanterns to go out with, looking for myself, as Emily Dickinson was claiming to have. I look for lanterns in books, in podcasts, in new learning. In the few conversations I have with the few people who only listen, making no attempts to fix, pity or push me. The fog remains. And with it, the threat.
By Mark Nepo Let no one keep you from your journey, no rabbi or priest, no mother who wants you to dig for treasures she
In Episode 3 of my Diary of a Racist in Transition, I look at words. And the charge they receive, depending on the person who uses them. Language is an exceptional thing: it can be a tool for repair and it can be a weapon of oppression. Our choice
Romanian version here: https://open.substack.com/pub/catalinagardescu/p/jrrit-episodul-3-de-ce-romii-isi?r=1w77eg&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
Episode 2 of my Diary of a Racist in Transition starts at the beginning: what’s in a name? A lot. History, labels, respect or … the opposite.
Romanian version here: https://catalinagardescu.substack.com/p/jrrit-episodul-2-de-ce-nu-mai-folosesc?r=1w77eg
This week and for the next six ones, I am re-publishing, in English, posts I initially wrote in Romanian. Here is the Diary of a Romanian Racist in Transition.
When I heard our teacher ask us to do a personality test, I rolled my eyes (it seems to be a usual practice for me … ). Another one? Over the past years I had gone through so many. Some of them twice. What more could I find out about myself?
Between melting ice, loud power, and quiet despair, I find myself clinging to small acts — ten minutes of breathing, a walk without headphones, a message to a friend.
Perhaps our small worlds still matter.
Episodul 7 este despre unul dintre cele mai persistente și dureroase stereotipuri din România: ideea că „hoțul rom” ar fi diferit de „hoțul român”. În acest episod scriu despre cum această credință a fost construită istoric, alimentată prin limbaj, povești, umor și reprezentare media, și despre cum continuă să modeleze frica, respingerea și neîncrederea de zi cu zi. Este un episod despre sclavie, dezumanizare și despre felul în care învățăm, fără să ne dăm seama, să vedem unii oameni ca fiind „mai puțin oameni”. Dacă vrei să înțelegi de unde vin aceste idei și ce putem face cu ele, te invit să citești.
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