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26. It didn't start out that way.

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Fri Jun 21, 2013, 02:30 PM

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Misogyny, sexism, racism, homophobia, transphobia, etc. and unconscious internalization. [View all] redqueen Jun 2013 OP

First Rec! n/t Whisp Jun 2013 #1

Thanks! redqueen Jun 2013 #19

Yep. Even militant feminists and anti-racists will have those thoughts geek tragedy Jun 2013 #2

Yep... redqueen Jun 2013 #23

No. I'm afraid that's not true. sibelian Jun 2013 #3

Correct. galileoreloaded Jun 2013 #5

The subconscious and unconscious are two different levels siligut Jun 2013 #53

here and in this conversation I lump them together as one outputs to the other galileoreloaded Jun 2013 #59

Nice analogy siligut Jun 2013 #61

another good one. thanks. nt galileoreloaded Jun 2013 #62

This isn't "my" postulate. nt redqueen Jun 2013 #6

this is a really good post. thanks. cali Jun 2013 #14

Oh for gods sake ismnotwasm Jun 2013 #15

I don't think I agree stevenleser Jun 2013 #40

Ingrained bias is a galileoreloaded Jun 2013 #49

Jeez LittleBlue Jun 2013 #46

You are making a lot of assertions about the nature of the human mind. AngryAmish Jun 2013 #47

And the OP isn't? opiate69 Jun 2013 #52

Both of them are. AngryAmish Jun 2013 #60

You used to do the same thing yourself? siligut Jun 2013 #54

Happy to say I'm not one of them. polly7 Jun 2013 #4

Based on the fact that it is 2013, and we are only now seeing a noticeable pushback redqueen Jun 2013 #8

+1 JustAnotherGen Jun 2013 #29

It's hard to ignore the noise all of the time Hydra Jun 2013 #7

It's not about liking people, though. redqueen Jun 2013 #9

Ya, we as a species have big problems with the concept of "fair" too Hydra Jun 2013 #20

You make a pretty good point. HappyMe Jun 2013 #18

Hell, one of my friends was accused of "Lewd and immoral behavior" Hydra Jun 2013 #50

We're all only human. redqueen Jun 2013 #58

That's the problem with "acceptable targets" Hydra Jun 2013 #63

And that is why we form communities, and value systems. redqueen Jun 2013 #64

Right, and there is the definition of the bubble Hydra Jun 2013 #65

All true, yet none of that negates the importance of striving to improve society redqueen Jun 2013 #66

Right, I'm just pointing out Hydra Jun 2013 #67

homophobia too. nt La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2013 #10

Yes! Thank you! redqueen Jun 2013 #11

Well said (nt) Recursion Jun 2013 #12

sure. we all have biases and recognition of those biases is important but cali Jun 2013 #13

Who said "almost all criticism of President Obama is rooted in racism"? nt redqueen Jun 2013 #16

oh please. those threads you've been reccing. cali Jun 2013 #22

No, I didn't. I didn't rec KW's "you might be a racist" thread for reasons which should be clear. redqueen Jun 2013 #24

no, you recced the one I pulled the quote from. not very thoughtful. cali Jun 2013 #28

You are assuming that refers to ANY and ALL criticism. That is your mistake. nt redqueen Jun 2013 #36

lol. it's about as sweeping as it gets. cali Jun 2013 #39

"It" is not what you think it is. redqueen Jun 2013 #45

If you are determined to see everything through a given filter cali Jun 2013 #17

is this related to people here opposing the admin's policies/practices? allin99 Jun 2013 #21

No. nt redqueen Jun 2013 #25

k. you might want to make that clear since there have been so many... allin99 Jun 2013 #27

I've only seen one thread implying that anyone "is racist". nt redqueen Jun 2013 #38

um, look harder... allin99 Jun 2013 #51

There is no thread calling people racist! That's wrong. Liberal_Stalwart71 Jun 2013 #57

considering the context on du and your history of standing with those cali Jun 2013 #30

+1 JustAnotherGen Jun 2013 #32

Total derail ismnotwasm Jun 2013 #37

It didn't start out that way. HappyMe Jun 2013 #26

These things are all real. But now is a terrible time to try and discuss them seriously. dawg Jun 2013 #31

So it is now DU? I know a lot of it is racism Rex Jun 2013 #34

I had wanted to avoid specific incidents but since this keeps coming up I'll just say this. redqueen Jun 2013 #42

I'm profoundly disappointed in President Obama. dawg Jun 2013 #48

I think generally speaking rrneck Jun 2013 #33

Is this a nice way to say we are all contributing to "rape culture"? snooper2 Jun 2013 #35

Do you have internalized racist views? The Link Jun 2013 #41

Your post highlights a huge part of the problem. redqueen Jun 2013 #43

So, do you have internalized racist and/or homphobic views? The Link Jun 2013 #44

Thank you so much for this. I wish that people, rather than being so defensive, would try and Liberal_Stalwart71 Jun 2013 #55

It is my somewhat sad pleasure... redqueen Jun 2013 #56