Dora (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} sigelphoenix) wrote, |
I also think that these insights - because they aren't about Blaming the Patriarchy (while, I believe, they do recognize the pro-masculine/male bias of our society, which perpetuates this pattern) - can help in opening a discourse on the subject, rather than two groups hollering across "Gender Gulch" so to speak. :-)
Thank you. Seriously. Most of the time* when I'm writing about oppressions, I really want to create an environment for open dialogue and learning. I want members of privileged groups to feel questioned and criticized, but not attacked. In this post particularly, knowing that the behavior is something that I engage in myself without meaning to, I wanted to emphasize the unintentionality (is that a word?).
*Some of the time I just want to rant and rage, in a not-particularly-gap-bridging way. :P
You're a Women Studies TA? That's awesome. As a not-yet-graduated Women Studies student, I appreciate your teacherly compliments. :D And yes, do send this to your professor if you think she'd like it. This is definitely for sharing.
Thank you. Seriously. Most of the time* when I'm writing about oppressions, I really want to create an environment for open dialogue and learning. I want members of privileged groups to feel questioned and criticized, but not attacked. In this post particularly, knowing that the behavior is something that I engage in myself without meaning to, I wanted to emphasize the unintentionality (is that a word?).
*Some of the time I just want to rant and rage, in a not-particularly-gap-bridging way. :P
You're a Women Studies TA? That's awesome. As a not-yet-graduated Women Studies student, I appreciate your teacherly compliments. :D And yes, do send this to your professor if you think she'd like it. This is definitely for sharing.
