RiSK
Recents Comments from RiSK
- Being smarter than society's imposed social rules and regulations is a privilege in itself. Education and the rhetoric to say "fuck the system, I don't care" is privilege. If everyone was able to do it, then we wouldn't be having
(posted to Male Privilege: How to make someone recognize it?) - Wax-ghost: While I agree that self-righteousness is not the best way to win people over (us lefties are just as peeved when the conservatives proselytize with better-than-thou attitudes), I think there may be a major flaw with your argument. I
(posted to I Am A Racist, Sexist, Ableist, Sizist, Homophobe, Heterosexist, etc...) - Oh please, way to own your own privilege./sarcasm So what do you consider being a racist? I guess if someone occasionally calls me the n-word. As long as they only do it occasionally, they're not a racist. Someone occasionally beats
(posted to I Am A Racist, Sexist, Ableist, Sizist, Homophobe, Heterosexist, etc...) - Nice goals, wax_ghost. I think they're good goals all of us should definitely hold ourselves to (myself definitely included). Also, thanks for also posting that link to Restructure! and to Guerrilla Mama Medicine. I will definitely be especially focusing on
(posted to Another Step In A Long Journey) - There is an entire movement out there about this - check out www.racebending.com for a whole visual comparison, interviews with the casting directors, the series creators, etc. Basically, this is what discrimination looks like. This has happened multiple times...it's called
(posted to Race and Movies: Don't need to be Asian to play an Asian)
Responses to Comments from RiSK
- Yes, yes, yes!! this is a problem!! I think the best two articles to sum it up are here: http://glockgal.livejournal.com/375625.html http://chatter.plotstorm.com/2008/12/11/airbending-racism/ And may I also say that there are some Asians who have blue or green eyes! And they have (posted to Race and Movies: Don't need to be Asian to play an Asian)
- I know this is quite an old post at this point... but I just wanted to respond to this one comment. You do not know what I went through in school. I have scars. I have blanks in my memory. (posted to Feminist Critique of Hetero Male Culture Causes Mass MRA Hysteria)
- The fear of rape is definitely one that strikes me as an incredibly sinister and disturbing one. As a male, as MikeT pointed out, the most you fear is getting bruised up and robbed. Yea it sucks, but far far (posted to Male Privilege: How to make someone recognize it?)
- Being privileged isn't just about not being screwed out of the benefits of being male, it's about constantly having to question and evaluate your worth with regard to your gender. I don't believe this is gender specific. Under pressures you (posted to Male Privilege: How to make someone recognize it?)
- Update' Our son is now in a long term program , his last escapade led to a emergancy medical technic getting beat up , along with his father and I . He has chosen gangs and drugs again. A year (posted to Why I know that Patriarchy is still alive and well.)
