So her idea of a good day's work is to refuse to listen to ideas and opinions that might differ from hers. I can't think of a better definition of a bigot.
It’s quite odd, this intersectional thing. It doesn’t seem to work how its advocates claim. I’ve been at several gatherings where someone was being stupid and aggravating but was nonetheless indulged at great length and with extraordinary forbearance on grounds of their being browner or gayer than other people. Despite the occasional quiet eye-roll, there was a definite air of people biting their tongues for fear of seeming racist, homophobic, etc. Rather than universal victimhood and oppression, a minority status can confer quite significant advantages. On at least two occasions I’ve been the beneficiary of this myself, which was both funny and vaguely irritating.
Bit of a cop out, that. What with expecting the rest of the world to issue trigger warnings about *anything*, checking privilege before every sentence, and generally assuming that anyone may trump you with a victim card at any time.
It's almost like practical solutions are not the goal, and it's really just lazy narcissism: "don't do anything that might upset me, even though I don't care about your feels"
Incidentally, if anyone thinks intersectional claptrap is merely a niche hobby and therefore unimportant, think again:
After a black high-school boy repeatedly punched his teacher in the face, sending her to the emergency room, the teacher, who is white, was advised by the assistant principal not to press charges. The administrator lectured her about how hard it is for young black men to overcome a criminal record. Worse, she was told she should examine what role she, “as a white woman” holding unconscious racial biases, played in the attack.
I'm afraid you'll have to do better than that. It would appear you benefit from monosexual privilege. We all need to update our "oppression hierarchy" accordingly.
Before the Internet and its accompanying carnival, we put men on the moon using slide rules and mainframe computers with punch cards.
Now we have all sorts of "social media" and all sorts of fancy-shmancy electronic toys to use them on. We're stuck in LEO, going around in circles, both orbitally and as a society.
There's nothing like the progress of civilization, is there?
Snap.
Posted by: Jimmy | April 04, 2016 at 07:40
She also has a killer sense of humour.
( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
Posted by: Jimmy | April 04, 2016 at 07:43
It’s one of the reasons I don’t have a Twitter account. My intersectional arithmetic is terrible.
Posted by: David | April 04, 2016 at 07:43
Somewhat related, the first item here.
Posted by: David | April 04, 2016 at 07:52
And then, 13 minutes later
Never underestimate the speed of outrage bus.
Posted by: Sam | April 04, 2016 at 08:03
So her idea of a good day's work is to refuse to listen to ideas and opinions that might differ from hers. I can't think of a better definition of a bigot.
Posted by: ACTOldFart | April 04, 2016 at 08:08
It’s quite odd, this intersectional thing. It doesn’t seem to work how its advocates claim. I’ve been at several gatherings where someone was being stupid and aggravating but was nonetheless indulged at great length and with extraordinary forbearance on grounds of their being browner or gayer than other people. Despite the occasional quiet eye-roll, there was a definite air of people biting their tongues for fear of seeming racist, homophobic, etc. Rather than universal victimhood and oppression, a minority status can confer quite significant advantages. On at least two occasions I’ve been the beneficiary of this myself, which was both funny and vaguely irritating.
Posted by: David | April 04, 2016 at 08:30
Friends don't let friends do identity politics.
Posted by: Liz | April 04, 2016 at 08:50
Intersectionality is to work out which children of the revolution get to have dinner and which ones get to be dinner on a particular day.
Posted by: Stuart Lord | April 04, 2016 at 08:57
Intersectionality is to work out which children of the revolution get to have dinner and which ones get to be dinner on a particular day.
It does tend to result in crab bucket arguments and competitive acrimony. Stripped of its airs, it’s basically the conceit that a person’s brownness or gayness or whatever determines whether what they say and do should be indulged or deferred to. It’s somewhere between a naff party game and a recipe for idiocy, dishonesty and neurosis. And taken to its logical endpoint by hardcore players, the result is a mix of tribal psychodrama and cacophonous screeching.
Bad medicine.
Posted by: David | April 04, 2016 at 09:15
"... Happen to be gay"
Bit of a cop out, that. What with expecting the rest of the world to issue trigger warnings about *anything*, checking privilege before every sentence, and generally assuming that anyone may trump you with a victim card at any time.
It's almost like practical solutions are not the goal, and it's really just lazy narcissism: "don't do anything that might upset me, even though I don't care about your feels"
Posted by: NielsR | April 04, 2016 at 09:23
Incidentally, if anyone thinks intersectional claptrap is merely a niche hobby and therefore unimportant, think again:
As I was saying, bad medicine.
Posted by: David | April 04, 2016 at 09:58
On at least two occasions I’ve been the beneficiary of this myself, which was both funny and vaguely irritating.
Just think how powerful you could become if you lost a leg.
Posted by: Tim Newman | April 04, 2016 at 09:59
Just think how powerful you could become if you lost a leg.
I’m hoping my mild allergy to cat hair will do.
Posted by: David | April 04, 2016 at 10:03
"Incidentally, if anyone thinks intersectional claptrap is merely a niche hobby and therefore unimportant, think again"
as ye sow, so shall ye reap
Posted by: Rob | April 04, 2016 at 10:57
Still waiting for someone to discuss the intersection between being female and Yazidi within the ISIS hegemony.
Posted by: R. Sherman | April 04, 2016 at 12:10
Sorry, off topic:
http://www.progressivestoday.com/footage-surfaces-bernie-sanders-praising-communist-bread-lines-video/
Breadlines are good. Apparently.
Posted by: RY | April 04, 2016 at 12:18
Apologies. Just checked link and it's not working.
Posted by: RY | April 04, 2016 at 12:20
Link fixed.
Posted by: David | April 04, 2016 at 12:39
Apologies. Just checked link and it's not working.
In Soviet Russia, the links click you.
Posted by: R. Sherman | April 04, 2016 at 12:39
Worse, she was told she should examine what role she, “as a white woman” holding unconscious racial biases, played in the attack.
The SJW cries out in pain as he stamps on your head.
Posted by: Jonathan | April 04, 2016 at 12:52
Link fixed
And many thanks for that!
Apologies to admin.
Posted by: RY | April 04, 2016 at 12:59
I’m hoping my mild allergy to cat hair will do.
I'm afraid you'll have to do better than that. It would appear you benefit from monosexual privilege. We all need to update our "oppression hierarchy" accordingly.
Posted by: R. Sherman | April 04, 2016 at 13:30
"It's almost like practical solutions are not the goal"
Almost like?
Posted by: PiperPaul | April 04, 2016 at 14:12
It’s one of the reasons I don’t have a Twitter account.
The only reason I have a Twitter account: This old-school master of internet snark.
Posted by: Spiny Norman | April 04, 2016 at 15:16
As always thank you! This is my safe space to scuba dive tour through this polluted lake of sjw neourosis.
Posted by: Shiggz | April 04, 2016 at 17:36
Before the Internet and its accompanying carnival, we put men on the moon using slide rules and mainframe computers with punch cards.
Now we have all sorts of "social media" and all sorts of fancy-shmancy electronic toys to use them on. We're stuck in LEO, going around in circles, both orbitally and as a society.
There's nothing like the progress of civilization, is there?
Posted by: D | April 04, 2016 at 18:41
@PiperPaul I must have messed up the tags again.
Bad medicine, quite.
Posted by: NielsR | April 04, 2016 at 19:07
"...advised by the assistant principal not to press charges."
With the beat-down on video, of course.
Hell yes, press charges. And further charges might be in order for the vice-p.
Posted by: mojo | April 04, 2016 at 19:47