Bobbie Harros' Cycle of Liberation was really interesting to me because it helped me expand my understanding of concepts I already knew. The first part of the cycle, “Waking Up,” helped me see that a shift in how someone sees the world does not have to come from a singular incident. It can also happen over the course of time. I feel as though the examples this article gives, like “a heterosexual woman who has a gay coworker recognizes that the longer she works with him, the more ‘ordinary’ he becomes to her, and the more she gets angry when people make angry remarks” (Harro 619) excludes the experience of the individuals actually experiencing the hate. Understanding the “waking up” process must also include understanding that there is privilege
