Highlighted by Catherine Adoyo
From Withering Under the White Gaze: The Hart Family Tragedy by Deep Green Philly
The white gaze is the product of a culture that automatically centers whiteness and gives white people the benefit of the doubt. This is why, for days after the deadly crash, some people were refusing to even entertain the possibility of foul play because it did not compute with the familiar “white savior” narrative Jennifer and Sarah embodied.