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I've always found it particularly disturbing that the first time I read
the senseless beauty statement, it was on a bumper sticker ;) In
principle, I agree with your remark, but with one critical proviso: in my
general experience, it is false to assume that "[people] have more to
learn about racism from African-Americans and other people of color" or
that "men have more to learn about sexism from women than women from men."
I watched a woman of color claim on TV the other night that
African-Americans are incapable of racisism (despite what we've seen in LA
between blacks and koreans), and some of the most ruthless masogynists I've
ever met are women (depending on your definition of masogyny, I agree).
All this makes me long for a Net that ascribes, at random, a name, race,
gender, age, appearance, economic status, and hypothetical job-title, to each
and every one of use each and every time we log on--wouldn't the chips
fall in every conceivable direction then!
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>> Brad Mehlenbacher Phone: (919) 515-4138 <<
>> Assistant Professor Fax: (919) 515-7856 <<
>> Technical Communication <<
>> E-mail: brad_m -at- unity -dot- ncsu -dot- edu <<
>> English Department <<
>> NC State University "An academic is someone naive enough <<
>> Raleigh, NC 27695-8105 to beg downsized companies for money" <<
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P.S. Name, sex, title, and place of employment computationally constructed.
> I was disturbed to read Road Angel's angry posting regarding whatever
> Nine is supposed to have said about apparent sexism in Bill Condon's
> posting (which I guess I missed). Condon'd reply was somewhat less
> distubting, but still I am moved to point out that both these postings
> aim to educate Nina about the meaning of sexism. Would you similarly
> write to an African-American who had pointed out racism in a posting?
> Arguments about sexism, like those about racism, make little progress
> when members of the dominant group take the posture of educating tose
> those in the subordinate group. We all have much to learn from each other,
> but I have more to learn about racism from African-Americans and other
> people of color than they have to learn from me. Similarly, men have more
> to learn about sexism from women than women from men. Truly.
> Rose
> Practice random acts of kindness and senseless beauty.
> Failing that, be kind.
> Failing that, be quiet.
