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Punch

This object symbolizes the daily microaggressions and larger injustices that pummel people of color on a daily basis. Oluo uses an analogy in which she asks the reader to imagine receiving one of these over and over again from different people, even if most of them gave the objects by accident or without malicious intentions. She asks the reader to imagine keeping their composure in such a frustrating situation.

R Kelly Concert

This object symbolizes the dangers of ignoring intersectionality in the fight against racism. Oluo uses this object as a means to show that even people who purport to be fighting for social justice often have blind spots when it comes to other oppressed groups. When this object was reported to be coming to Seattle, Oluo was frustrated and complained on Twitter. She soon found herself being barraged with online hate from black men, asking her...

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