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sociologically: “I am not what I think I am and I am not what...

Sat, 17 Nov 2012 18:00:55 -0500

sociologically:

“I am not what I think I am and I am not what you think I am; I am what I think that you think I am.”

—C.H. Cooley

Oh Feeney.

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Sat, 17 Nov 2012 12:00:44 -0500

Of all words…

Sat, 17 Nov 2012 06:00:37 -0500

Of all words…

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Fri, 16 Nov 2012 18:00:58 -0500

It is better to try and fill in the blanks yourself when it...

Fri, 16 Nov 2012 12:01:00 -0500

It is better to try and fill in the blanks yourself when it comes to what the truth is, rather than have them filled in for you.

NOTE: This does not apply when dealing with people, let them fill in the blanks.

snubbs: “Prisons do not disappear social problems, they...

Fri, 16 Nov 2012 06:00:43 -0500

snubbs:

“Prisons do not disappear social problems, they disappear human beings. Homelessness, unemployment, drug addiction, mental illness, and illiteracy are only a few of the problems that disappear from public view when the human beings contending with them are relegated to cages” -Angela Y. Davis

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Thu, 15 Nov 2012 18:00:48 -0500

baritonepats:

Image taken from: http://www.txstate.edu/allies/lgbtq_community/cycle.html

This, my dear friends, is the Cycle of Oppression that I am familiar with.

The Cycle has four main components, and an optional fifth component. I will attempt to take the Trayvon Martin…. event, through the Cycle of Oppression.

1) Stereotype: A Stereotype is an Idea. A Stereotype is any generalization made about an entire group of people. Common stereotypes you may encounter include “Asians are good at math”, “Asians are bad drivers”, “Mexicans are [undocumented]”, “Black people are suspicious”, “White people are racists”. Stereotypes can be Functional or Dysfunctional, Functional when they are validated by an experience where it is fulfilled, or Dysfunctional when they are refuted by an experience where it is not fulfilled.

>In the case of Trayvon Martin, the Stereotype was likely: “Black people [in hoodies] are suspicious.”

2) Prejudice: A Prejudice is a negative idea. A Stereotype that has negative connotations or causes negative feelings about a group of people being stereotyped becomes a Prejudice. Prejudices are negative feelings and ideas about a group of people, functional or dysfunctional.

>In the case of Trayvon Martin, the Prejudice was likely: “Suspicious Black people are a threat, probably some criminal.”

3) Discrimination: Discrimination is an action. A Prejudice that manifests as an action is Discrimination. The act of Discrimination is towards an individual or to a group of people belonging to the group being stereotyped. Two important acts of Discrimination to note/compare/contrast: “Black people are suspicious, and thus untrustworthy, so I will not hire a person with a Black name” and “White people are racists, and thus I have negative feelings about them, so I will not hire a person who is white (or has an Anglo name)”

>In the case of Trayvon Martin, the act of Discrimination was likely: “Suspicious Black people [men] [in hoodies] are a threat or criminal; this person is a Black man in a hoodie, thus he is a threat or criminal, so I should pursue him and detain him to prevent criminal activity, I should also carry a weapon because he is a threat.”

4) Oppression: Oppression is systematic and widespread trends. Oppression is the systematic and institutional (government, education, law enforcement, healthcare, welfare, media, social norms, etc) perpetuation of acts of Discrimination. Specific forms of Oppression include Racism, Sexism, Heterosexism, Ableism, Ageism, and many more.

Because Oppression is about systematic and widespread perpetuation, this is why I definite “Reverse Racism” to be a myth. Studies have confirmed what many people of color know already from their own individual experiences: having a non-Anglo name reduces your chances of getting a job on a macro level. Having an Anglo name, having a portion of White Privilege, shields one from the Act of Discrimination that are based on a Prejudice against Black names that are associated with the Negative Stereotype of suspicious/untrustworthy Black people.

>In the case of Trayvon Martin, the tragedy that occurred was nothing unusual to anyone who pays attention to systematic racial discrimination by law enforcement, and probably even less unusual to those people of color who live everyday with the fear of being racially profiled by a police officer.

The institutionalized criminalization of Black people is a subset of the Oppression called Racism. The media and discriminatory drug laws perpetuate negative stereotypes about Black people as suspicious and untrustworthy, and a normalized image of the criminal Black man enters the minds of everyday people. The idea of a criminal Black man. A Stereotype. That is how the Cycle of Oppression perpetuates itself.

5) Internalized Oppression: But there is a more sinister component to the Cycle of Oppression. Internalized Oppression is when individuals from the group being stereotyped actually begin to internalize the negative Stereotypes, the Prejudices, the acts of Discrimination, and the systematic Oppression that they feel they just cannot escape. A person may begin to believe that there is no future for them, that the education system will fail them, that law enforcement will racially profile them, that their peers will stereotype them, that they will be turned away from jobs they should have been qualified for. And from that Internalized Oppression, that self hate and despair, a person may turn to the negative Stereotypes that have been put in front of them. And then they too become part of the Cycle, becoming the negative Stereotype forced onto them, and perpetuating the Cycle.

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Thu, 15 Nov 2012 13:24:22 -0500

You can be both oppressed and oppressive

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cynicalapathy:

this is a really important fact that i need to tattoo on my forehead. none of these negates nor justifies the other.

ch0chalapan0cha: i am my own. and from now on imma werk it.

Fri, 08 Jun 2012 05:48:43 -0400

ch0chalapan0cha:

i am my own. and from now on imma werk it.

plightforexistence: One thing I will never understand is the...

Thu, 07 Jun 2012 17:58:21 -0400

plightforexistence:

One thing I will never understand is the fact that this picture is considered beautiful and/or breathtaking because of the color of his eyes, when in fact, this is caused by Ocular Albinism or Nettleship-Falls albinism. It’s a disease. What shocks me is that ailments like these (blue eyes on a black child) is considered attractive, just because they are unusual, and mostly because they are WHITE features. We need to understand that this boy, and many others like him need not carry these genes to be considered unique or extraordinary. They are beautiful without those peircing blue eyes, and with their normal dark brown eyes. Stop brainwashing these children into thinking that they need WHITE features to be considered beautiful. What kind of sick, backward thinking is that?

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murikunt: thedailywhat: Quote of the Day: “I’m not...

Wed, 23 May 2012 18:03:13 -0400

murikunt:

thedailywhat:

Quote of the Day: “I’m not transgender. I. Am. A. Boy,” says 5-year-old Tyler, who ~~born a girl~~ was designated female at birth. He first insisted he was a boy at the age of 2, and eventually was diagnosed with gender identity disorder.

Now, his parents allow him to present himself as a boy, and Tyler’s mom doesn’t think he’s going through a phase (though doctors say many children with gender identity disorder eventually switch back to their biological gender). “I just want my child to be happy,” she says.

Don’t miss the video and pic gallery that help tell Tyler’s story.

[wapo]

He wasn’t born a girl, he was born a baby. Other people decided he was a girl. ghagonangrr get it right

gay-men: Equal Rights.

Wed, 23 May 2012 12:01:44 -0400

gay-men:

Equal Rights.

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socialformsandsocialtypes: fuckyeahfeminists: Racial disparity...

Tue, 22 May 2012 11:45:29 -0400

socialformsandsocialtypes:

fuckyeahfeminists:

Racial disparity in the coverage of Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath.

Yup. In some shameless self-promotion, I did a research paper on Haiti and media portrayal which references some pieces of scholarly research on this area…. http://dspace.udel.edu:8080/dspace/bitstream/handle/19716/5718/Final%20Project%2054%20.pdf?sequence=1 also if you’re interested, UNiversity of Delaware’s Disaster Research Center is a great resource for this area… http://www.udel.edu/DRC/E.L.%20Quarantelli%20Resource%20Collection/index.html