So, I've talked a few times about geekdom and its self-conception and why that makes for some problematic behaviors. A few final thoughts.
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First, context: here's a Storified version of my original Twitter thread on problematic behavior in geek communities, spec. tabletop.
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Storified version: https://storify.com/flatvurm/jessica-price-on-toxicity-in-geek-spaces …
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And here's a thread on WHY I believe that exclusionary/toxic behavior happens:https://twitter.com/Delafina777/status/840254913657556992 …
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And a bit of housekeeping: why I won't debate you on Twitter:https://twitter.com/Delafina777/status/839754651230601216 …
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And why Twitter in the first place, and not some other medium:https://twitter.com/Delafina777/status/841056649460699136 …
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So, sum: if even possible to speak of larger "geek community", or if we're just speaking of commonalities among smaller communities:
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There are trends of behavior that make those communities exclusionary to people who aren't white cis men, and in a very toxic way.
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The "foundation myth" of geeks as a persecuted minority, which coopts marginalization in a way that silences members of marginalized groups.
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i RTed your thread the other day and it's good and insightful, but i gotta say something here
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when ppl who've been violently physically abused on a daily basis hear you tell 'em they don't have any real problems
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it's really difficult to overstate how alienating that is
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I think you need to reread. No one's saying bullied geeks don't have problems.
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