Comments on: On air Privilege in Action http://blog.shrub.com/archives/tekanji/2007-04-26_587 Because we care about stuff Fri, 29 Aug 2008 19:20:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Demivierge's Weblog http://blog.shrub.com/archives/tekanji/2007-04-26_587#comment-170873 Demivierge's Weblog Sun, 27 Apr 2008 03:30:35 +0000 http://blog.shrub.com/archives/tekanji/2007-04-26_587#comment-170873 <strong>What Privilege?...</strong> Better people than I have written about privilege. Yet it seems that discussions of privilege nevertheless arise (and often) in these, the interwebs—often with disingenuous trolls but, sometimes, with well-meaning people who simply do not understand ... What Privilege?…

Better people than I have written about privilege. Yet it seems that discussions of privilege nevertheless arise (and often) in these, the interwebs—often with disingenuous trolls but, sometimes, with well-meaning people who simply do not understand …

]]> By: Being Amber Rhea » Blog Archive » Links, the old-fashioned way http://blog.shrub.com/archives/tekanji/2007-04-26_587#comment-65601 Being Amber Rhea » Blog Archive » Links, the old-fashioned way Fri, 11 May 2007 03:02:28 +0000 http://blog.shrub.com/archives/tekanji/2007-04-26_587#comment-65601 [...] Official Shrub.com Blog » Blog Archive » On air Privilege in Action “I write this series to bring more awareness about what privilege is and why it’s important to understand the kinds of privilege that we have.” [...] [...] Official Shrub.com Blog » Blog Archive » On air Privilege in Action “I write this series to bring more awareness about what privilege is and why it’s important to understand the kinds of privilege that we have.” [...]

]]> By: tekanji http://blog.shrub.com/archives/tekanji/2007-04-26_587#comment-64276 tekanji Fri, 04 May 2007 23:49:09 +0000 http://blog.shrub.com/archives/tekanji/2007-04-26_587#comment-64276 <b>Elayne:</b> I'm flattered! This series doesn't have an end, though, which is why it's its own category, rather than being in the Series section. All the posts are collected in the <a href="http://blog.shrub.com/archives/category/privilege/privilege-in-action/" rel="nofollow">Privilege in Action</a> category, and it will also include any new posts I add in the future. Elayne: I’m flattered! This series doesn’t have an end, though, which is why it’s its own category, rather than being in the Series section. All the posts are collected in the Privilege in Action category, and it will also include any new posts I add in the future.

]]> By: Elayne Riggs http://blog.shrub.com/archives/tekanji/2007-04-26_587#comment-64193 Elayne Riggs Fri, 04 May 2007 13:01:13 +0000 http://blog.shrub.com/archives/tekanji/2007-04-26_587#comment-64193 Andrea, I assume this is your final post in the series. I've bookmarked it for nominations in the 2007 Koufax Awards, and I think it would really help if you put links somewhere in the post to your previous ones in the series, so people can find them all in one place. Andrea, I assume this is your final post in the series. I’ve bookmarked it for nominations in the 2007 Koufax Awards, and I think it would really help if you put links somewhere in the post to your previous ones in the series, so people can find them all in one place.

]]> By: Luke http://blog.shrub.com/archives/tekanji/2007-04-26_587#comment-61569 Luke Fri, 27 Apr 2007 08:00:01 +0000 http://blog.shrub.com/archives/tekanji/2007-04-26_587#comment-61569 "By playing it up in the, “Well, that kind of stuff happens to me, too, and I don’t react so strongly!” He paints himself and his argument as rational, logical and correct and the non-privileged group’s reaction as emotional, illogical, and wrong. This is probably not even cold calculation on his part, but rather an honest attempt to understand the issue through his own experiences. But, when you are the one with power, you cannot assume that the situations you’ve faced are comparable to similar ones that people without power face." The whole cheap attempt at humor and self-deprecation by Hannity really reminds me of when anytime men's sexual harassment against women, any of the hollaback stuff gets talked about...there's always <i>that guy</i> in the room who says "hey, I wish that stuff happened to me..but it never does! I wouldn't mind if a girl showed me her boobs or said she wanted to get in my pants, that'd be so awesome! right, guys?!" But anyways, terrific post as usual. “By playing it up in the, “Well, that kind of stuff happens to me, too, and I don’t react so strongly!” He paints himself and his argument as rational, logical and correct and the non-privileged group’s reaction as emotional, illogical, and wrong. This is probably not even cold calculation on his part, but rather an honest attempt to understand the issue through his own experiences. But, when you are the one with power, you cannot assume that the situations you’ve faced are comparable to similar ones that people without power face.”

The whole cheap attempt at humor and self-deprecation by Hannity really reminds me of when anytime men’s sexual harassment against women, any of the hollaback stuff gets talked about…there’s always that guy in the room who says “hey, I wish that stuff happened to me..but it never does! I wouldn’t mind if a girl showed me her boobs or said she wanted to get in my pants, that’d be so awesome! right, guys?!”

But anyways, terrific post as usual.

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