But I see this in a very different way to the postmodernists who have an intense focus on discourses: ideological narratives.
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And this comes down, yet again, to the different focuses of liberalism & postmodernism.
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Liberalism focuses on our shared humanity & individuality so looking at language through it is abt common understandings & feelings.
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And about individual perspectives & arguments. It enables 'I will speak to you as I'd like to be spoken to & take you on your own terms.'
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Rather than as a representative of an identity group. I think an expectation of common ground is the best way to find some.
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But postmodernists would say this misses the ways in which people's experiences differ because of the groups they belong to.
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And this is a fair point. I won't understand racism in the same way someone who experiences it regularly does. Limited common experience.
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But to focus solely on the ways people differ to the point of saying 'Only X group can understand Y' is both wrong & counterproductive.
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Because we're not mere conduits for discourses & shared humanity & individuality matter.
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I particularly take exception to the things like 'Just because you understand racism, don't think you understand homophobia.'
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Because that explicitly denies our common emotions & discourages empathy with a different group.
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How can the realisation, 'You feel hurt & angry & afraid when ppl are prejudiced against you just like I do' be a bad thing?
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In short, I think we have the ability to understand others' experiences because the common emotions they produce can be conveyed in words.
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And PoMo doesn't allow for either common emotions or the utility of language. But if you've ever cried over a book, u know this is false.
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This is why I respect you so much. My immediate assumption is it's deliberate. I'm slowly coming around to realize that may not be true.
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Well, quite. Must balance out being nice to me.
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I've been intolerably nice to you recently. I deserve an ice cream or equivalent.
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No, you haven't. You have insulted tea & exhibited male solidarity with my husband both of which are expressly forbidden.
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Your standards are beyond strict. Helenism is hegemony.
#DownWithTeaism
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