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https://www.thecut.com/amp/2020/07/aoc-speech-ted-yoho-new-york-times.html
First">https://www.thecut.com/amp/2020/... things first, I do not believe myself to be anywhere near on the same level as Ms Ocasio-Cortez.
Second, as with anything of this nature, there are of course sweeping generalizations. Not all of the men are bad; not all of the women are good, and
First">https://www.thecut.com/amp/2020/... things first, I do not believe myself to be anywhere near on the same level as Ms Ocasio-Cortez.
Second, as with anything of this nature, there are of course sweeping generalizations. Not all of the men are bad; not all of the women are good, and
I& #39;m not going to spend my day debating and what about-ing this article and my thoughts on it.
Now, there are a number of things in this article, though, that resonate, and I imagine at least a few of my women friends in local politics will feel the same.
Now, there are a number of things in this article, though, that resonate, and I imagine at least a few of my women friends in local politics will feel the same.
"she eviscerated Yoho’s use of familial pablum and domestic association with women as evidence of his respect for them"
The number of times I hear that men can& #39;t be disrespectful or worse, because they have mothers (especially single mothers), wives, and daughters...
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The number of times I hear that men can& #39;t be disrespectful or worse, because they have mothers (especially single mothers), wives, and daughters...
"But some of the coverage of the impact and resonance of Ocasio-Cortez’s speech perpetuated exactly the gendered power imbalances the speech was meant to challenge. The conflict started by Yoho, to which Ocasio-Cortez was responding, got retold, in the New York Times, as an
instance of her aggressive political ambition, rather than as a response to the very forces that have long made political power elusive for women"
Again, every time I& #39;ve spoken up about the insults, hate, etc. directed at me, it& #39;s been characterized (by some) as whining, playing
Again, every time I& #39;ve spoken up about the insults, hate, etc. directed at me, it& #39;s been characterized (by some) as whining, playing
the victim, or me having other/higher political aspirations and only saying something for attention. I am "aggressive" or "on a rant" when I call out a fraction of the abuse thrown at me.
"How else to clear the field except to render your peers incapable, unlikable, unprofessional? Whether or not men are saying it out loud, via street catcalls or in front of political reporters, the reduction of their would-be female peers — their ideological and electoral
adversaries and competitors for power — has helped clear away potential impediment to their own professional trajectories. But white male opportunism, whether in the form of aggressive insult displayed by Yoho this week, or merely accepting the advantages that broad systemic
disrespect of others affords them, is rarely examined as the kind of active force that it has always been."
"Instead we are trained to recognize the reactions of those who are not white men to white men as some sort of useful path to power. We are told, in lots of ways, that
"Instead we are trained to recognize the reactions of those who are not white men to white men as some sort of useful path to power. We are told, in lots of ways, that
people who are not white men get to play certain kinds of cards — race and gender cards — to get ahead, whereas white men just … get ahead."
I will take this opportunity to also note that - generally speaking - the women are working much harder than the men. The women are
I will take this opportunity to also note that - generally speaking - the women are working much harder than the men. The women are
reading their reports (and appendices); the women are doing additional research (and proper research); the women are speaking with staff to gain further clarification or to tell them what questions they will be asking (so that complete answers can be provided at meetings); the
women are returning your phone calls and e-mails and taking action on your concerns.
"White male power is so assumed as to be wholly indistinguishable from what we simply recognize as “power,” and with it, the whispered implication that those with authority have somehow earned
"White male power is so assumed as to be wholly indistinguishable from what we simply recognize as “power,” and with it, the whispered implication that those with authority have somehow earned
that authority fairly and squarely, while those who challenge authority and its abuses are wily manipulators."
I have (at least) one colleague who has called me "manipulative" and "conniving." What brought this on, you ask? He believed that I got specific community members to
I have (at least) one colleague who has called me "manipulative" and "conniving." What brought this on, you ask? He believed that I got specific community members to
speak at a meeting. (I didn& #39;t and his believing so (and in the terms that he did) not only insult me, but also insult the women who did speak, as if they could not make their own decisions).
In Canada, we tend to be a little quieter about these things; seen as more "polite," but
In Canada, we tend to be a little quieter about these things; seen as more "polite," but
if you look closely (and in some cases, you don& #39;t even have to look that closely) at how meetings unfold, you will see some of the men engage in behaviours to shut down (some of) the women (usually the more vocal women). You& #39;ll see points of order being called (when there is no
point of order to be made, as a way to disrupt the speaker& #39;s train of thought); you& #39;ll see repeated questions about procedure (when there is no issue with procedure); you& #39;ll see Councillors repeat exactly what one of their women counterparts just said as a point of agreement
(without acknowledging she said it, even though they routinely acknowledge the men they agree with); you& #39;ll see Councillors name the women when they disagree with them; you& #39;ll see just a general display of bad behaviour toward the women, especially when the women bring motions
forward that the men (especially the men who have been there for years) have reason to feel their apple cart will be upset; you& #39;ll see women being called out for being emotional (because their voice cracked) whereas men can cry without being called out by the same men who call
out the women; and you& #39;ll see the exclusionary behaviour in women not being recognized to move or second motions or where Councillors communicate with each other via e-mail or by phone or members of the community e-mail "all of their Councillors," but when this is brought up in
a meeting, the women rarely know what e-mails or phone calls are being discussed.
There are men in local politics who purport to be supportive of women; who advocate that more women should be elected. Then, those men engage in the *exact* behaviours described above that malign women - either in meetings, in interactions w/ community members, or on social media
