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4: Racism in Wellness Culture (w/Dr Natalia Petrzela & Dax-Devlon Ross)

4: Racism in Wellness Culture (w/Dr Natalia Petrzela & Dax-Devlon Ross)

FromConspirituality


4: Racism in Wellness Culture (w/Dr Natalia Petrzela & Dax-Devlon Ross)

FromConspirituality

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Length:
88 minutes
Released:
Jun 17, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Blinded by the WhiteOn one hand, we have the CEO of Crossfit tweeting that “Floyd-19” is the real problem. (He got canceled.) On the other, COVID-truther psychiatrist Kelly Brogan is using Hopi mythology to support the fantasy of a Corona consciousness-awakening — while the Hopi themselves live within the Navajo Nation, which has the highest infection rate in the country.WTF is going on with white wellness people?For this episode, we’re joined by New School historian of American fitness, Dr. Natalia Petrzela, who sheds light on the historical links between physical culture and racism, and Dax-Devlon Ross, an anti-racism and civil rights educator, on what white wellness ideology does to Black people. Show NotesDr. Petrzela on Ahmaud AberyA Letter to My White Male Friends of a Certain Age — Dax-Devlon RossGlassman’s FLOYD-19 tweetBuzzfeed covering Glassman’s ZoomDr. Petrzela tweeting on McFadden and SandowOne City’s Struggle to Police the Police — Dax in The Washington PostKelly Brogan using “sovereignty”Kelly Brogan appropriating a Hopi textSomething we didn’t cover: A Wisconsin “I Can’t Breathe” workoutA BUNCH of white spiritual dudes claiming that the “I can’t breathe” protest chant is a spell to program people for slavery to the Deep State. They advise taking strong action with deep breathing exercises and antidote mantras.Sovereign Citizens Movement on Southern Poverty Law CenterBen Ralston on “sovereignty”Ralston on protestsIf you have the spoons, you can wade through the comment section on the Yoga Alliance BLM post and comment threadPueblo women in New Mexico using “sovereignty” for solidarityLéolo (1992) 
Released:
Jun 17, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

A weekly study of converging right-wing conspiracy theories and faux-progressive wellness utopianism. At best, the conspirituality movement attacks public health efforts in times of crisis. At worst, it fronts and recruits for the fever-dream of QAnon. As the alt-right and New Age horseshoe toward each other in a blur of disinformation, clear discourse and good intentions get smothered. Charismatic influencers exploit their followers by co-opting conspiracy theories on a spectrum of intensity ranging from vaccines to child trafficking. In the process, spiritual beliefs that have nurtured creativity and meaning are transforming into memes of a quickly-globalizing paranoia. Conspirituality Podcast attempts to bring understanding to this landscape. A journalist, a cult researcher, and a philosophical skeptic discuss the stories, cognitive dissonances, and cultic dynamics tearing through the yoga, wellness, and new spirituality worlds. Mainstream outlets have noticed the problem. We crowd-source, research, analyze, and dream answers to it.