With harsh narratives circulating about white hegemony (or "whiteheterosexualpatriarchy," as bell hooks dubbed it), it's not hard to imagine why one impressionable white person would flee from that identity.
Our first overnight stop was to be at the Kalnokys' sensitively restored guesthouse – a place of such charm that, as soon as I stepped inside, I felt as though a fairy tale had overtaken the harsher, earlier narrative.
Male-dominated societies (pearl fishermen, native Americans), on the other hand, valued strong, harsh, single voices – individualistic narrative voices.
SH: I guess most people would have known Rob from his standup and Twitter, which errs on vulgarity and it's quite bold and really fucking funny but kind of harsh, and in my narrative thing, Rob veers much more towards a sweeter telling of stories, whereas I'm a lot harsher.
While it is admirable that Rockwell sticks to the facts, her narrative sometimes sounds harsh.
Lyrically, the album chronicles Lamar's experiences in his native Compton, California and its harsh realities, in a nonlinear narrative.
President Donald Trump has been pushing that narrative, tweeting: "The harsh and unfair treatment of Judge Brett Kavanaugh is having an incredible upward impact on voters.
In the Middle Ages, Christians' near-death narratives explicitly involved harsh judgment and infernal torment.
Rather than harsh judgments, we need supportive narratives, unbiased studies, and concrete resources to enhance mothering experiences for young mothers.
