tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6958945178575143333.post1699411871642048226..comments2023-09-15T03:34:55.825-05:00Comments on Genderqueer Chicago: White (trans)BoyGenderqueer Chicagohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07956927774176088863noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6958945178575143333.post-3478440156254069852010-06-08T00:01:09.445-05:002010-06-08T00:01:09.445-05:00Great post.Great post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6958945178575143333.post-10412936029007790822010-03-19T08:33:39.555-05:002010-03-19T08:33:39.555-05:00I'd really, really like to re-post this on our...I'd really, really like to re-post this on our blog? <br /><br />Was this a guest blog, or is this a post by the person who owns this blog? Either way, I'd like to work something out because this opens up a great dialog!<br /><br />Check us out at http://speakequal.com <br /><br />E-mail me at brooke.murphy@speakequal.comGrassroots Grrlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08960369105069841959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6958945178575143333.post-43044349286611070182010-03-13T19:55:32.746-06:002010-03-13T19:55:32.746-06:00I hear you. This stuff is a mess, isn't it?
...I hear you. This stuff is a mess, isn't it?<br /><br />-Z.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6958945178575143333.post-60006179008960695812010-03-12T11:48:36.431-06:002010-03-12T11:48:36.431-06:00Zoe--
Your comment perfectly illustrates the prob...Zoe--<br /><br />Your comment perfectly illustrates the problem that this blog post was meant to address--the problematic nature of viewing race and privilege through an academic lens.<br /><br />This blog also identifies relationships to different marginalized groups as another obstacle of communication. The person of color who spoke to me saw me as a threat because he perceived me as white. I perceived him as a cisgender person. I was concerned about speaking in this situation not only because higher education has given me a particular (and in this case, problematic) definition of racism, but also because my voice would surely reveal that I was not a "boy," but rather, a female-bodied person. Being perceived as gender variant, particularly on public transportation, often puts transgender people in dangerous situations. Thus, our different experiences with marginalization and our different perceptions of each others' privilege created an unfortunate rift in communication.<br /><br />MalicAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6958945178575143333.post-53690802549794504942010-03-12T00:56:57.416-06:002010-03-12T00:56:57.416-06:00I have to admit, I find this post troubling. The ...I have to admit, I find this post troubling. The use of "racist" to mean "benefiting from privilege" is pretty much exclusive to the academic study of social injustice. Outside of academia, "racist" usually means "flat-out bigoted." It seems pretty clear to me that what this guy was asking was "Are you ignoring me because you have a problem with black people?", not "Do you have some privilege to examine?" He probably took your silence to mean "Yes, I do have a problem with black people, so leave me alone" -- not at all the message you wanted to communicate! I have a lot of friends in the humanities/social sciences, and I've seen this kind of miscommunication happen before. It worries me that a field of study geared toward analyzing oppression in order to fight so often winds up making communication between people with access to higher education and people without that privilege harder, rather than easier.Zoenoreply@blogger.com