Dear Dean Magazine: September 2023

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M Y R O N J . C L I F T O N In things big — like politics and law enforcement, and differently big— like representation in television, movies, and sports management and ownership, the fights keep us stuck in a past we didn’t create and a present we are desperately trying to change. Every one of America’s problems that are on repeat can be instantly fixed if the majority of population decided to do so. It really is that simple. And that unreachable. The nation needs an expert therapist with experience in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Interpersonal Psychotherapy to really get into the muck and surface the issues that we know the nation has and needs to resolve. Then with openness and honesty, strategize specific time-based steps to address the issues that are holding the country back. We have to confront the denial that chattel enslavement was bad and among the worst atrocities in human history. Like any marriage that is on the rocks, the issues won’t go away just because they are ignored. They’ll get worse and more intense and the couple’s reactions will become more extreme. We see some of this playing out now with insurrections, Nazis in Florida proudly waving their flag, proud boys, and oath-keeper violence, and entire swaths of the population refusing to believe proven science. We also see it in online harassment of Black people, especially Black women, all other women, and every other minority group… by the majority here and likeminded people from many other European nations. The most popular version being that of the election of Barack Obama in 2008 and 2012, but we see as much if not more backlash to the ascendance of VP Kamala Harris. VP Harris is already addressing the same lies and misinformation about her prior career as she did before then candidate Biden selected her to be his running mate. And despite all her work these past three years, she’s still fighting the mass media’s determination to cut her down and knock her back to another era. While the Obama and VP Harris backlash continues to harm the nation, the broader truth is that every advance by every minority is met with backlash. Whether we are a fictional mermaid, world class sprinter or tennis professional, Grammy or Emmy winner, a valedictorian, or customer service agent recently promoted, backlash happens. Whether we are trying to learn our history in school, worship the way we want, love the way we want, wear our hair the way we want, or laugh and dance the way we want — we have to re-fight for every inch. There’s no grace in the present just like there was none in the past. We and our children and young adults are fighting the same fight our parents and grandparents fought and by the looks of it, the same fights our kids and grandkids will fight. There is a way forward but there’s no going forward without steps being taken. And like any project or problem the best time to start is right now. Many say that every progress the country makes is immediately followed by harsh backlash from the majority. DEAR DEAN MAGAZINE | SEPTEMBER <strong>2023</strong> | p.28
Myron's HOT TAKE #1 Elon Musk is a terrible businessman and that may be his *best quality, as he is also racist, antisemitic, homophobic, and transphobic. #2 Mark Zuckerberg isn’t a hero for taking on and defeating Elon Musk and Twitter. His issues from selling data, allowing misinformation and disinformation to thrive across his platforms, and his profiting from paid ads directing hate to Black users will never be forgiven. He is, though, useful in taking on and hopefully taking down Elon Musk. DEAR DEAN MAGAZINE | SEPTEMBER <strong>2023</strong> | p.29
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