Ugh. I dunno. I just try to live by the rules of trying to be the best I can be and trying not to hurt others. Talk of recognising one's privilege and being aware of marginalisation etc. makes my skin itch - somehow it just seems to me to be counterproductive and in some ways encourages the very issues that people are trying to fix. Just my twopennorth, though, don't want to offend anybody.
The fence paling is stuck firmly up my ass on this one - sometimes I agree with you on this, and sometimes, I don't.
I do know that from a career point of view, pointing out the inherent advantages of being male to people who do not recognize thier privilege has been necessary on many occasions. As has been recognizing my own "middle class/comfortableness-ness" on others, when confronted with poverty and abusive situations.
Your one-line rule is what I try to live up to on a general basis; b ut I thought that post verbalized some of what I see that "help, don't hurt" outlook should contain.
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I do know that from a career point of view, pointing out the inherent advantages of being male to people who do not recognize thier privilege has been necessary on many occasions. As has been recognizing my own "middle class/comfortableness-ness" on others, when confronted with poverty and abusive situations.
Your one-line rule is what I try to live up to on a general basis; b ut I thought that post verbalized some of what I see that "help, don't hurt" outlook should contain.
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