Emma Vigeland: The Desire to Feel Safe on Public Transit Is Bourgeois

VIGELAND I I was ░░░░░░░░ at one point sitting ░░░░░░░░ the subway by a ░░░░░░░░ who was having a ░░░░░░░░ health episode He sat ░░░░░░░░ to me and he ░░░░░░░░ elbowing and kind of ░░░░░░░░ around and hit me ░░░░░░░░ the face and in ░░░░░░░░ body It was jarring ░░░░░░░░ The idea that I ░░░░░░░░ I would want him ░░░░░░░░ be hurt in any ░░░░░░░░ I just didn t ░░░░░░░░ to be near him ░░░░░░░░ that moment because I ░░░░░░░░ something was going on ░░░░░░░░ Every one of us ░░░░░░░░ s taken public transit ░░░░░░░░ had this kind of ░░░░░░░░ something similar happened seeing ░░░░░░░░ struggling That doesn t ░░░░░░░░ that our fear in ░░░░░░░░ instance and I was ░░░░░░░░ little scared because my ░░░░░░░░ was hit UNKNOWN It ░░░░░░░░ a problem Like it ░░░░░░░░ people that need help ░░░░░░░░ But I would but ░░░░░░░░ my fear is not ░░░░░░░░ primary primary object of ░░░░░░░░ what we should be ░░░░░░░░ on right now It ░░░░░░░░ the fact that this ░░░░░░░░ is in pain And ░░░░░░░░ like the politics of ░░░░░░░░ privileges the bourgeois kind ░░░░░░░░ concern of people s ░░░░░░░░ immediate discomfort in this ░░░░░░░░ narrow instance as opposed ░░░░░░░░ larger humanity and life ░░░░░░░░ s really freaking twisted.”