Jesus, when one leaves academia, one should at least hope to be finally free from the ridiculous habit of privilege-scratching. That doesn’t seem to be the case, though:
I distanced myself a bit from social media these last few months and I’m sorry to discover, upon my return, that there’s trouble in Denmark, so to speak. I’m not even sure of the scope of it as I missed the twitter exchanges that apparently took place, but I can see from blog posts there was a debate about privilege within the post-ac community that has left some feeling like we’re divided and others questioning whether they should continue blogging.
It’s like people have been so enthralled by the magic of “privilege checking” that they can’t break the spell no matter how far they move away from academic circles.
Come on, folks! The best thing about not being in academia is that you never have to hear about “degrees of privilege” ever again. You are free now, so just fly, fly away from the privilegemania.
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Fascinating. Thank you for sharing this.
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welcome
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What on earth is a post-academic “community”?
That’s a bit like talking about the “community” comprising non-members of the Little Piddlington Madrigal and Glee Club.
“Community” must be one of the most misused words of this century. Though of course, where you have a “community”, you are likely to find privilege.
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I know, I couldn’t agree more. People who are over something don’t organize their identities around it.
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Here’s some toxic BS:
Stressed males tend to become more self-centered and less able to distinguish their own emotions and intentions from those of other people. For women the exact opposite is true. Stress, this problem that haunts us every day, could be undermining not only our health but also our relationships with other people, especially for men. Stressed women, however, become more “prosocial” according to new research.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140317095927.htm
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Every time, I discover to my great surprise that I am a man. Maybe I should just get over myself and admit it already.
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So, if someone bashes you around your face you don’t effuse kindly emotions like some delicate flower releasing its perfume?
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I should, I know, but hard as I try, it’s just not working out for me. The desire to resolve all conflicts as soon as possible is also not there.
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When I am extremely stressed I am fully able to distinguish my emotions and intentions from other people. That ability becomes sharpened I am also by no means “prosocial”. I reduce all energy output, except for the facility to strategise. In fact, I sacrifice everything to the benefit of the strategy –above all emotion and sociability.
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