Is Friendship the key to Ending White Supremacy?
About a week ago I was watching Netflix and I noticed a new documentary called Accidental Courtesy. When I read the description I thought it had to be a joke. But, it was real. Accidental Courtesy follows a man named Daryl Davis, a successful black musician whose pastime was befriending members of the Ku Klux Klan and similar hate groups in the hopes of guiding them away from white supremacy and towards a more egalitarian school of thought. Davis’s mission is fueled by one central question: “How can you hate me when you don’t even know me?”
The (Some) Women's March
The Women’s March on Washington was held the day after President Trump’s inauguration and sparked several other supporting demonstrations, with 5 million people protesting worldwide.
The Women’s March was presented as a successful protest for all women. However, not all groups were clearly represented by the protest.
According to Devon Maloney’s article, “Some Inconvenient Truths About The Women’s March On Washington,” the march was, “initially intended to highlight women’s issues before expanding its official platform to include civil rights for people of color, the LGBTQ and disability communities, and refugees and undocumented immigrants.”
If it were a march dedicated to women, why wouldn’t these demographics automatically be included?
What Guys (Think They) Want in a Wifey
The terms “wifey” and “wifey material” get thrown around everyday; but what do these terms actually mean on Hampton’s campus?
According to Quinton Burnett, a junior, finance major from Kansas City, Kansas, said it’s difficult to define the term.
When it comes to how a woman qualifies as “wifey material” he stated that, “If she’s there for me and we really click on every level, that’s really it.” At the end of the day, there’s really no true definition of what “wifey” material is. Whether or not a woman is wifey material depends primarily on what a guy is looking for.