Tags: discourse
Status: draft
-People who are concerned with social justice tend to be rightfully skeptical when a straight white (er, white-passing?—I guess this pseudonym suggests the character to whom this blog should be imputed likely has recent Japanese ancestry, even if the physical human writing it in the real world doesn't necessarily) man complains about victimhood identity politics. That's why, when the topic is misogyny or racism, I generally _shut up_—even if I might _think_ I have something to say about the dangers of the culture of the political left socializing people to think of themselves as helpless victims of a kyriarchical society, I also realize that I don't have standing to speak on this issue. I'm not a woman or a racial minority; I don't have their lived experience; I don't know what it's like to face the challenges they face.
+> I'm beginning to wonder if he's constructed an entire system of moral philosophy around the effects of the loyalty mod—a prospect that makes me distinctly uneasy. It would hardly be the first time a victim of mental illness has responded to their affliction that way—but it would certainly be the first time I've found myself in the vulnerable position of sharing the brain-damaged prophet's impairment, down to the last neuron.
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+> —_Quarantine_ by Greg Egan
-But when the designated victim group is _straight boys who wish they were girls_, then suddenly _I have standing_. Girl, do I have standing! And I will put an _end_ to this _toxic bullshit_.
+People who are concerned with social justice tend to be rightfully skeptical when a privileged straight white man complains about identity politics. That's why, when the topic is misogyny or racism, I generally _shut up_—even if I might privately _think_ I have something true and relevant to say about the costs of the culture of the political left socializing people to think of themselves as helpless victims of a kyriarchical society, I also realize that I don't have standing to speak on this issue. I'm not a woman or a racial minority; I don't have their lived experience; I _don't know what it's like_ to face the challenges they face.
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+But when the designated victim group is _straight boys who wish they were girls_, then suddenly _I have standing_. Girl, do I have standing! And I will put an _end_ to this _toxic bullshit_, because I am nobody's victim.
(critique of https://medium.com/@jencoates/i-am-a-transwoman-i-am-in-the-closet-i-am-not-coming-out-4c2dd1907e42#.5dlc2qog6
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