I want to talk about the harmful fiction that is the culture of "strength."
-
-
Replying to @EmilyGorcenski
About how praising someone for their strength is praising for something they probably really desperately don't want.
1 reply 0 retweets 4 likes -
Replying to @EmilyGorcenski
About how it's bullshit that showing vulnerability requires an intimate level of trust not afforded by our common interactions.
1 reply 2 retweets 7 likes -
Replying to @EmilyGorcenski
About how praising strength normalizes the behaviors that cause us to have to become strong.
1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes -
Replying to @EmilyGorcenski
About how this warrior culture is continued by a privileged group that desperately envisions themselves as heroes, but wither at challenge.
1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes -
Replying to @EmilyGorcenski
But I don't know how to talk about these outside of some of my own experiences. So idk. I'm not strong enough to blast those to the internet
1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
-
Replying to @EmilyGorcenski
Praising strength is often a poor stand-in for actual empathy. It's easier and it looks good. But it's not the same.
1 reply 1 retweet 4 likes
It's ok to admire resilience or a sense of duty. It's ok to be inspired by persistence. But it can't stop there.
-
-
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.