Ep 70: Respectability Politics and White Womanhood
Ep 70: Respectability Politics and White Womanhood  
Podcast: Interrupting Business As Usual
Published On: Sun Mar 29 2026
Description: A lot of white women have been taught that change happens by being polite. By being reasonable. By doing the "right" things and trusting that the system will respond in kind. But what if that's the very thing keeping oppressive systems in place? In this episode, Nikki breaks down how respectability politics shapes white womanhood, why it disconnects you from power, and what it actually takes to move beyond it. Mentioned in This Episode TAP HERE to listen to Episode 25: Why We Have to Be Radical to Be on the Right Side of History In This Episode What respectability politics really is How white womanhood is conditioned to be polite, non-threatening, and compliant How respectability reinforces oppression instead of disrupting it What to do without respectability TAP HERE to register for the March 30th workshop, What This Political Moment Is Asking of White Women and Femmes This is a rare live training on how to move beyond guilt, good intentions, and reactive activism - and start making sociopolitically aligned decisions. Special thanks to Def Sound for providing the theme for Interrupting Everything.⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣ Where do we go from here? To learn more about what you heard on the podcast today, visit nikkiblak.com. TAP HERE to work privately with Nikki TAP HERE to subscribe to the free weekly email series Resourcing a Revolution for more exclusive content Follow Nikki on IG: @nikkiblak