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Why getting mad at the media is not helping you

Once upon a time, in a galaxy far, far away known as “Feminism”, I and tons of others used to get regularly riled up about how the media screwed up our minds. And everyone else’s minds. And the whole of the world. Forever. Etc. And yes, the media does screw Read more…

By Mary Tracy, 7 years7 years ago
My Thoughts on the World

On Intersectionality & Privilege: BONUS!

So. I was at the pub last night… Wait. I have never started anything with that line. I have to make the most of it. I was at the pub last night, not drinking, and getting frustrated because the kitchen had closed and mama wanted curly fries. And by “mama” Read more…

By Mary Tracy, 8 years7 years ago
My Thoughts on the World

On Intersectionality & Privilege: Part 5

The “Really Personal” (read: spiritual) As you may have read, the whole “privilege” meme kinda started from the publication of Peggy McIntosh’s “Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack” (pdf link). In it she writes about her experience coming to terms with the realisation that, as a white woman, she has “advantages” that Read more…

By Mary Tracy, 8 years7 years ago
My Thoughts on the World

On Intersectionality & Privilege: Part 4

The Personal side of “intersectionality & privilege”: The “stuff” aspect We all have “stuff” with regards to intersectionality and privilege. Because we are all… trying to “get somewhere” in life and seeing how difficult and near impossible it is. The people who know about intersectionality and privilege, and who go Read more…

By Mary Tracy, 8 years7 years ago
My Thoughts on the World

On Intersectionality & Privilege: Part 3

Purely Political Theory I don’t like to talk about “privilege”. For many reasons. But one of them is that it is tied too close to the sense of “meritocracy”. Saying that someone is “privileged” means more or less “you are further along this race than me, and that’s unfair”. Not Read more…

By Mary Tracy, 8 years7 years ago

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