cpsylist: FW: [NLPA Members] Code Switch: Time to say RIP to POC?

[Ellen McWhirter]

Greetings CPSY community,

I hope you are all faring as well as possible!
Below I forward a message from the National Latinx Psych Association listserv, from Dr. Melanie Domenech-Rodriguez, who provides a link to an NPR story about the terms “POC” and “BIPOC”.
It highlights the limitations and dynamics of language and labels, and the breadth of preferences, and underscores the importance of cultural humility and continuous learning.

Best,
Ellen


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From: nlpa at memberclicks-mail.net <nlpa at memberclicks-mail.net> On Behalf Of Melanie M. Domenech Rodriguez
Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2020 7:51 AM
To: Ellen McWhirter <ellenmcw at uoregon.edu>
Subject: [NLPA Members] Code Switch: Time to say RIP to POC?

Dear colleagues,

I hope you are well. If you watched the debate last night, I hope you are finding space to process and let your feelings be what they might be. Personally, I had a hard time getting out of bed this morning and I’m still wondering what my 9:30a “diversity” class is going to look like. This Codeswitch episode just dropped this morning, and it was the thing that got me out of bed. I thought others of you might appreciate having this on hand. Shereen Marisol Meraji and Gene Demby engage a nuanced discussion about umbrella terms, specifically BIPOC and POC.

https://www.npr.org/2020/09/29/918418825/is-it-time-to-say-r-i-p-to-p-o-c<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.npr.org/2020/09/29/918418825/is-it-time-to-say-r-i-p-to-p-o-c__;!!C5qS4YX3!XfqOoUhoEZAjSgFqGrnxOsoQ4DUCZagn5jL9d-ecVC7eza2IGLZPJB3QTgfFn6hGw0w$>

May you be safe. May you be healthy. May you live with ease and happiness.

Melanie

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Melanie M. Domenech Rodríguez, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology, Utah State University
2810 Old Main Hill, Logan, UT 84322-2810
Melanie.Domenech at usu.edu<mailto:Melanie.Domenech at usu.edu>; 435-797-3059

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