Okay, this is a genuine question, because I'm puzzled. Why is it that every time someone makes a structural critique about underrepresentation of minorities in X it is always met with a "this is offensive to the minorities that are already in X" reply?
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Altright not alright. LOL what a typo. I need coffee.

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I've heard the I'm not like other girls from women who were sick of being shuffled into women's events. Altright capitalising on this whole thing big time but the alienation is real often bcz urm type paradigms rely on labeling. I don't have a good solution or point but 1/2
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There's more to it, the alienation is real and not constrained to white men. Language & non-US citizens have their own issues that get put to sleep. Add this ambiguity & unease to the natural tendency of people to like rules that work for them and I think that explains a lot. 2/2
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In my experience "I'm not like other girls" is almost always internalised sexism and a way to survive in a world where you need people to like you but you believe there's zero space at the level in the hierarchy you want to get to for women.
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Collective and individual... There's a gap. Women who are in good positions now did it in a tough env. You make a good point. You have to be a bit manipulative to get people to your side. That last sentence is not directly related but I hope it makes sense why I'm saying it.
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I also think the USA's issues, how they deal with minorities, might not perfectly map on to other places. I personally like labels — without them I don't understand the world. I assume you mean labels applied without consent & in a place like the USA where collectivism is low.
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I think they cut both ways but you need them to rectify invisible walls and rules that exclude. But the more label centric your stuff is the more you're redefining a broken system. My experience is definitely centered in the US I lived there pretty much the last 10y. 1/2
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Mental health is a good analog to provoke thought but doesn't map super well. Now it's more OK to be depressed but much harder if you have anything else. So that's not enough for example. 2/2
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