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a Kind of HarmonyEpisode five: BackxwashIn this episode we spoke with Backxwash aka Ashanti Mutinta. She is a Zambian-Canadian rapper & producer based in Montreal, Quebec. She is most noted for her 2020 Polaris Music Prize-winning album God Has Nothing To Do With This Leave Him Out Of It.
Her work is based in the horrorcore, hip-hop and industrial metal genres, and includes a culmination of themes around the intersection between faith, identity, and queerness. The poetry of her lyrics are the beginning of a cathartic healing process in which she is granting herself permission to be angry.
We spoke with Ashanti...2023-04-2643 min
Greater Than Code067: Tech in Transition with Ashanti-Mutinta01:09 – Ashanti’s Superpower: People say they’re funny on Twitter!
02:37 – Having Dialogue and Engaging with Others on Twitter
07:42 – Finding Safe Online Community Networks via Social Media Platforms
16:13 – Making Platforms Safer
18:06 – Perspectives on Blocking
https://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/listen_to_yourself.png
25:05 – Perspectives on Real Name Policies
29:59 – Gender Identity Education
36:57 – Transitioning in While Working in Tech
Reflections:
Rein: Listening and learning about trans experiences.
Coraline: Taking care of how we are presenting ourselves to the world.
Jamey: The act of...2018-02-1450 min
Greater Than Code067: Tech in Transition with Ashanti-Mutinta01:09 – Ashanti’s Superpower: People say they’re funny on Twitter!
02:37 – Having Dialogue and Engaging with Others on Twitter
07:42 – Finding Safe Online Community Networks via Social Media Platforms
16:13 – Making Platforms Safer
18:06 – Perspectives on Blocking
https://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/listen_to_yourself.png
25:05 – Perspectives on Real Name Policies
29:59 – Gender Identity Education
36:57 – Transitioning in While Working in Tech
Reflections:
Rein: Listening and learning about trans experiences.
Coraline: Taking care of how we are presenting ourselves to the world.
Jamey: The act of...2018-02-1450 min