![]() The catalyst for real change exists in our ability to radically imagine new possibilities (even if they feel out of reach), to question the way things are, and to stretch the boundaries of what could be.When we talk about thinking outside the box, the real exercise and challenge is to step entirely out of those boundaries. ![]() The problem is that our “out-of-the-box” thinking generally happens within the confines of the colonial imagination. To rewrite these rules, we need to think outside the box.The author argues that these standards belong to something called the colonial imagination - ideas born out of colonial, white supremacist, patriarchal, and hyper-capitalist values with the intention of upholding power and privilege for a select few, at the expense of everyone else.For example, the belief that clothing is gendered, the concept of a weekend, and even more official laws like the ban of burqas and niqabs in European countries. ![]() ![]() Society is filled with unwritten rules that many of us are taught to follow from a young age. ![]()
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