Posted by Gabbix2 on December 3, 2005, at 18:15:37
In reply to Re: Gabbi - READ THIS FIRST, posted by alexandra_k on December 3, 2005, at 16:11:51
Nope I wasn't talking about you there were things you've said that applied though.
I never use the word "you" or "people" as a way of getting around confronting someone directly, it's just not me.
And I was not even thinking about you when I said "It's circumstance, not virtue that put you where you are"
I was commenting on what I see as a prevailing hypocritical attitude toward the American people.
People who pride themselves on being "politically correct" seem to often make exceptions when it comes to Americans.
Generalizations about people aren't just wrong because they hurt people who are already down, they are wrong because they are innacurate and depersonalizing. That doesn't change because the person being stereotyped is seen as being in more comfortable position.
If someone isn't going to make a deragotory assumption about me because I'm on disability
I sure as hell don't want it to be because of my 'lowly' position. I want it to be because they are aware that they can't possibly know my circumstance. Otherwise it's just another prejudice.
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