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In reply to the discussion: Fuck your "pro-life" anti-abortion, pro-gun, anti-white privilege arguments. [View all]Lunacee_2013
(529 posts)But usually when the world reminds me that I'm female, it does so to make me less human. It tries to make me the "other".
I do agree that there are a lot of times when a story about sexism/racism/homophobia is subjective. Sometimes people see things that are not there, just like people say things they don't mean or that are taken the wrong way. If you've ever wondered why someone is being so sensitive about something, then think of the mental/emotional (or whatever you want to call them) wounds caused by discrimination as burns. It doesn't matter how lightly you touch it, or even if it was an accident, the other person still feels it.
I also agree that our justice system is a problem, but its not the only one. Our school system, for example, still has issues when it comes to race. Trust me, I went from an almost all white pre-k to 5th grade school to a mostly black/Hispanic one and even at the age of 10 I could tell that there were differences. The kids at the white school were treated as such, while the kids at the other school were treated like mini-criminals-in-training. At the first school we had new books and playthings, got cup cakes on our birthdays and when we got in trouble, the punishment fit the crime. The second school, however, was literally falling apart, no new books and you couldn't even talk at lunch time. We actually learned some sign language to get around that one. It was located in the middle of a well known drug haven so when they found drugs on the playground guess who got blamed. I'm not even talking about pot here, I mean hard core drugs you need needles to use. That little incident went so badly that a coach was eventually fired for how she punished students (think non-stop yelling, with no water or bathroom breaks, like a police interrogation). That might actually illustrate what I mean. It's not the white students fault how they, or the black students, were treated, but they were treated better. I'm sure if you asked us back then, we would want every student of every color to be treated equally. .
Oddly enough, when it comes to women I'm slightly taller then average. I have noticed some differences between how I am treated and how my shorter friends are treated. I've dated shorter men before and have experienced other guys completely disrespecting them in front of me. Again, I don't think discussions on privilege are meant to find fault or blame any one single person. From what I've read, they look at the larger picture, but on this we may just have to agree to disagree.
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