2021-02-16
36 分钟TED audio collective.
Welcome to how to be a better human.
I'm your host, Chris Duffy.
Today on the show, we're going to be talking with Doctor Nita Mosby Tyler.
Doctor Tyler calls herself a facilitator of all things diversity, inclusion, and equity, as she gave a talk in November 2019 at TEDx Mile High about how to be an ally.
Now, an ally is something that a lot of people, myself included, want to be, but it can sometimes get a little blurry as to what exactly we mean by that and what concrete steps were actually taking.
Doctor Tyler told me that for her, being an ally means being a person that uses their own resources and privileges to stand beside people who are marginalized or have a particular need in a particular moment.
That's certainly something that I want to do and that I try to do.
But it is really hard.
It's hard because it requires me looking at myself and asking myself what privileges I have, which is uncomfortable.
And then it also requires listening and following other people's leads, rather than running in and taking over and making it all about me.
Which, again, to be honest, I like for it to be all about me.
I mean, I host a podcast.
That's a thing that I really enjoy.
So this whole thing, this takes work for me.
But if you want the world to be a fairer, a more just, a more equitable place, if you want to support and stand with people who have a different race or gender or sexual orientation, or a different economic or legal status, Doctor Tyler has practical, actionable advice on how to do that.
And I have to say, on a topic that, for me, can sometimes feel really awkward, or like I'm tiptoeing through a minefield.
So sure that I'm going to say the wrong thing.
Doctor Teller makes it really accessible, and she even makes it fun.
I think she is just great.