What you are not taking into account is people's right to remain ignorant, offensive or unenlightened.
People promoting awareness of bias and privilege always seem to assume that the privileged will become conscious of their privilege and careful in their language if only they were made aware of the ways in which society favours them. This is not always the case. Some do not care.
Sometimes people are even going one step further by deliberately avoiding all discussion on privilege because they see the it as a source of boredom, judgement and hostility.
Sometimes people in fandom are not American and have no desire to become acquainted with the historical treatment of minorities in America.
Sometimes people genuinely feel the subject is completely irrelevant to their lives. I suspect many will disagree, citing the unconscious benefits of inescapable privilege, but, as I said, people have a right to spend their time online however they wish. If they have no desire to be pulled into discussions about misogyny, racism or ableism, they are free to avoid them.
Educate those who wish to be educated and respect the ignorance of the rest. If only the Jesuit Order had followed this advice 450 years ago.
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Date: 2010-08-19 01:48 am (UTC)People promoting awareness of bias and privilege always seem to assume that the privileged will become conscious of their privilege and careful in their language if only they were made aware of the ways in which society favours them. This is not always the case. Some do not care.
Sometimes people are even going one step further by deliberately avoiding all discussion on privilege because they see the it as a source of boredom, judgement and hostility.
Sometimes people in fandom are not American and have no desire to become acquainted with the historical treatment of minorities in America.
Sometimes people genuinely feel the subject is completely irrelevant to their lives. I suspect many will disagree, citing the unconscious benefits of inescapable privilege, but, as I said, people have a right to spend their time online however they wish. If they have no desire to be pulled into discussions about misogyny, racism or ableism, they are free to avoid them.
Educate those who wish to be educated and respect the ignorance of the rest. If only the Jesuit Order had followed this advice 450 years ago.