Of course, I can't separate my queerness from my brownness - if anything, my queerness amplifies my brownness, and vice versa - but I spent so much of my early twenties trying to erase my differences, often without awareness of what I was doing.
Vivek ShrayaI tend to focus less on genre as a starting point and more on idea or intention and let the idea dictate genre.
Vivek ShrayaI think white artists have a responsibility to be not only naming white supremacy, but to be using their power and privilege to support artists of color.
Vivek ShrayaMy interest in language is steadfast, but I think each project and its accompanying intentions dictate how language must be used.
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