Disembodiment is a kind of terrorism, and the threat of it alters the orbit of all our lives and, like terrorism, this distortion is intentional. Disembodiment. The dragon that compelled the boys I knew, way back, into extravagant theater of ownership. Disembodiment. The demon that pushed the middle-class black survivors into aggressive passivity, our conversation restrained in public quarters, our best manners on display, our hands never out of pockets, our whole manner ordered as if to say, "I make no sudden moves." Disembodiment.
In "Between the World and Me," Ta-Nehisi Coates explores the concept of disembodiment, likening it to terrorism that influences and distorts the lives of individuals. This sense of disembodiment does not just happen randomly; its impact is intentional, creating an environment where people feel compelled to control their expressions and actions. Coates uses the metaphor of a dragon to illustrate how this pressure forces individuals, especially within marginalized communities, into extreme...
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