The problem with sexist, racist, homophobic, transphobic, classist, ableist, etc., remarks and “jokes” is not that they’re offensive, but that by relying for their meaning on harmful cultural narratives about privileged and marginalized groups they reinforce those narratives, and the stronger those narratives are, the stronger the implicit biases with which people are indoctrinated are. That’s real harm, not just “offense.
I Don’t Care If You’re Offended by Scott Madin (via vaginawoolf)
Source: finenessandaccuracy.wordpress.com
7/16/12 — 9:18pm Short URL: http://tmblr.co/ZsoVXyPW3cNP Filed under: #exactly  #on words  #preach it! preach it!  #testify!  #golf claps and touchdown dances 
 
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