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People think (group X) gets things for free or easily - jobs, admission to uni, sexual partners, funding, whatever.
This causes resentment on both sides: âWhy not me?â, and, funnily enough, also âWhy not me?â
The trick is you have to be *appropriately* X to get these perks.
This causes resentment on both sides: âWhy not me?â, and, funnily enough, also âWhy not me?â
The trick is you have to be *appropriately* X to get these perks.
One example is how we will enthusiastically give charity, but only to people who look appropriately pathetic and in need, but still virtuous.
- thin (not fat!)
- visibly used but clean clothes (not smelly/dirty!)
- sad (not angry or happy!)
A performance is required.
- thin (not fat!)
- visibly used but clean clothes (not smelly/dirty!)
- sad (not angry or happy!)
A performance is required.
A corollary is that people seemingly hold conflicting beliefs on X, because they are not naming these extra preconditions.
Some poverty narratives:
- âpoor but proudâ
- âlazy poorâ
- âwelfare queenâ
- âdangerous immigrant poorâ
- âcriminal poorâ
- âaddicted poorâ
- âcrazy poorâ
Some poverty narratives:
- âpoor but proudâ
- âlazy poorâ
- âwelfare queenâ
- âdangerous immigrant poorâ
- âcriminal poorâ
- âaddicted poorâ
- âcrazy poorâ
When people argue on âwhat is to be done with the poor/immigrants/men/women/Muslims/whateverâ, and they disagree, they seemingly debate X, but disagree on the modifiers (which lead into different narratives.)
X is not uniform, but we act as if it was.
https://twitter.com/drmaciver/status/1243892142109573122?s=21 https://twitter.com/drmaciver/status/1243892142109573122
X is not uniform, but we act as if it was.
https://twitter.com/drmaciver/status/1243892142109573122?s=21 https://twitter.com/drmaciver/status/1243892142109573122
This also leads to âno true Scotsmanâ and identity issues.
âIf a poor person is thin, and Iâm fat, am I really poor? No, Iâm lazy, must fix myself.â
âIf a poor person is fat, and Iâm thin, am I really poor? No, Iâm an industrious temporarily embarrassed millionaire.â
âIf a poor person is thin, and Iâm fat, am I really poor? No, Iâm lazy, must fix myself.â
âIf a poor person is fat, and Iâm thin, am I really poor? No, Iâm an industrious temporarily embarrassed millionaire.â
To clarify: people can seemingly contradict *themselves*, or appear hypocritical.
They are not; they just skipped naming the assumptions for current discourse.
https://twitter.com/fvathynevgl/status/1254334997445697546?s=21 https://twitter.com/fvathynevgl/status/1254334997445697546
They are not; they just skipped naming the assumptions for current discourse.
https://twitter.com/fvathynevgl/status/1254334997445697546?s=21 https://twitter.com/fvathynevgl/status/1254334997445697546
This could be in either good or bad faith. Itâs hard to distinguish.
When pressed, both result in annoyance: âI *know* not all X people are like that, stop derailing, thatâs not what I want to talk about.â
In bad faith, they moved the goalposts. In good, they think you did.
When pressed, both result in annoyance: âI *know* not all X people are like that, stop derailing, thatâs not what I want to talk about.â
In bad faith, they moved the goalposts. In good, they think you did.
But Iâm more interested in identity of people who donât fit X the way X is often performed.
- uncompetitive/agreeable man
- ugly/asocial woman
- raised in a culture that doesnât match your skin colour
- non-economic migrant who doesnât identify with their country of origin https://twitter.com/fvathynevgl/status/1254338932822683648
- uncompetitive/agreeable man
- ugly/asocial woman
- raised in a culture that doesnât match your skin colour
- non-economic migrant who doesnât identify with their country of origin https://twitter.com/fvathynevgl/status/1254338932822683648
Cultural gender roles are *the weirdest*. You may be born as a man/woman, feel and identify as a man/woman, but if you donât *act* like a man/woman, nobody knows what to do with you.
You are not a man/woman (but you are also not the other one.)
You are denied your own body.
You are not a man/woman (but you are also not the other one.)
You are denied your own body.
I remember a story written by a Black British woman in the US.
She told of hostility from the local Black community, because she spoke with an accent associated with the white professional class. They read her as ânot Blackâ, race traitor.
Denied her body and history.
She told of hostility from the local Black community, because she spoke with an accent associated with the white professional class. They read her as ânot Blackâ, race traitor.
Denied her body and history.
People who donât fit a story can only freely exist in places where no assumptions or stories can be made.
Big cities, internet.
Big cities, internet.
However, when learned ways to navigate society fail, you no longer know how to avoid giving offence.
Itâs safest not to interact.
Thus:
- loneliness of big cities
- the left eating itself as it becomes more inclusive
- âtake the heat or get out of the kitchenâ of internet https://twitter.com/tim_ber_wind/status/1254152423465091072
Itâs safest not to interact.
Thus:
- loneliness of big cities
- the left eating itself as it becomes more inclusive
- âtake the heat or get out of the kitchenâ of internet https://twitter.com/tim_ber_wind/status/1254152423465091072
I used to wish for the kind of community support that comes with fitting in, but I seem to be an awkward combination of several wrong-X, so I only fit in unsafe spaces of no rules.
Itâs time to stop chasing the dream and continue building myself as a resilient solitary unit.
Itâs time to stop chasing the dream and continue building myself as a resilient solitary unit.
And to conclude, hereâs a classic, for some reason gone from the official channel.
End thread https://vimeo.com/4435893
End thread https://vimeo.com/4435893
