"Indeed, the Titanic — and, now, the submersible — might be a reminder that the deep ocean is the only resource-rich realm on Earth with the power to keep White men from exploiting it.

There’s a reason many of us Black folk struggle to understand why many White, wealthy folk participate in extreme, death-defying experiences and pay (often lots of money) to experience smallness and powerlessness. It’s a romanticism of peril, of death, as a way to appreciate life — in other words, a privilege. For the poor and the marginalized, the threat of social obsolescence and powerlessness is a lived, everyday reality. No need to pay for the, er, thrill."
- #KarenAttiah

#WashingtonPost #WAPO

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/06/23/titanic-submersible-death-oceangate/

#karenattiah - I’m old but clearly remember #diahanncarroll … class act
Where are reruns of Julia?

The new Ariel is Black. May she be the first of many such heroines. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/06/07/ariel-black-superheroines-princesses/

Karen Attiah: Here’s what I think of Mike Pompeo’s craven smearing of Jamal Khashoggi

"After more than four years of living with the trauma of Jamal’s killing, and the callousness of both the Trump and the Biden administrations in their policies toward Saudi Arabia in the wake of his murder, I thought I had seen it all. But Pompeo has shown what it looks like when rock bottom has a trap door. Attacking a murder victim’s reputation to hawk books is as laughably pathetic as it is craven."

#jamalkhashoggi #mikepompeo #KarenAttiah #MBS #saudiarabia
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/01/27/mike-pompeo-book-jamal-khashoggi/

Karen Attiah: Yes, race matters when we talk about #NFL injuries

"Considering that nearly 70 percent of the NFL’s players are Black, the Hamlin episode is a reminder that almost every weekend, Americans tune in to watch mostly Black men bash into one another for the profit of White team owners. This is also a league that once denied financial support to retired Black players suffering from play-related cognitive deficits …"

#football #racism #KarenAttiah
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/01/06/damar-hamlin-football-cardiac-arrest-black-players/