Surviving - notes on trauma and eluding commodification

A strange thing to be excited about but today I’m doing a writer workshop for survivors with Jet Moon. I didn’t even know I was allowed to identify as a survivor but the workshop says that people can survive different things.‬

‪It’s no coincidence that it’s coming up to International Women’s Day. My privilege has come at a price. And part of my payment has been silence. It’s not all about me but will it ever be my turn to speak? ‬

‪Maybe the world is readier for tales of powerful white cis het women’s trauma but where is holding space for British QTPOC trauma on daytime tv, on national news, in mainstream conversations?‬

‪This too is weaponisation of trauma for white supremacy. If your trauma sells then it is welcome. So how can I tell about trauma without becoming a commodity?‬


Whyte supremacy and capitalism weaponises and profits from trauma.

‪If your trauma sells then it is welcome. ‬

So it’s complex. If I don’t dare speak until I am invited, perhaps I will never speak. ‬

‪But how can I tell my trauma without becoming a commodity?‬

Wrote this on 7/3/21 before a pilot “Playing with fire” peer-to-peer survivor writing workshop with Jet Moon.

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