I think what puzzles me most is when that argument comes from someone who actually does belong to an underrepresented group?
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Replying to @djnavarro @seriousssam
Yeah that's weird. Then I would probe because it feels like theres some other underlying issue, which is still separate, but still shouldnt detail a discussion about underrepresentation
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Replying to @Ivuoma @seriousssam
It's odd. Maybe it's something like this: structural critique often entails saying "group norm X is disproportionately harmful to URMs". But URM folks who succeed in the group have to adhere to group norm X too. So they see the critique of the *norm* as a personal attack? Maybe?
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Can also be something akin to survivor bias and/or self-selection? That is, that the problematic nature of the norm and how it disproportionately affect URMs, is being underestimated by URM who do succeed with the norm in place, since they happened to suffer less from it.
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Makes sense, yeah.
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Replying to @djnavarro @IrisVanRooij and
It's really common. It can be a way for the person to easily curry favour. It used to be known as special snowflakes syndrome, in general and before the alright took the phrase, or for women: "I'm not like other girls".
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Replying to @o_guest @djnavarro and
Altright not alright. LOL what a typo. I need coffee.
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Replying to @o_guest @djnavarro and
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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Replying to @seriousssam @o_guest and
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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Replying to @seriousssam @djnavarro and
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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There are similar Machiavellian-type moves available to profit from status quo for everyone. It's not just for women.
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