Thread:User talk:WaitingforGodot/Radfem/reply (3)

I'm not sure your hesitancy about privilege. I've been in academics most of my life, till I shifted to law. I actively used "T. Last name" instead of Tanya Lastname when I contacted publishers, when I reviewed articles, when I wrote on any list serve. I saw a difference in how people responded to the same comments from me when they didn't know I was a women (and by replies, clearly assumed i was a man) and when the knew I was a woman. When you see someone who is in the majority talk about a minority's experiences, rather than letting the minority talk about their experiences; when you see the majority assume they know how to analyze the lives of the minority that's privileged.

Take the whole atheist blow up. 5 men 1 women on a panel called "how to get more women participation in teh atheist community". Do you see the inherent problem there? That's privilege. Assuming it's ok to stare at a woman cause "it's what biological males do". That's privilege.

Most radical feminist who have studied, written, or truly delved into feminism as a philo (vs., those who just think they are better than men) talk about things like rape, like othering, like creating a female aggression, re-appropriation of language, etc., are not just spouting off some kind of "woman take over" crap. They are trying to get a society to see how normal, daily, natural, and seemingly insignificant oppression is systematically stripping away value of women or an individual woman. Same with "black rights", and "immigrant rights'. most people who are inside of the system (think how hard it is to get Christians to see their own hypocrisy or the weaknesses in their bible) do not, even "cannot" see other's perspective.