Gender neutral and androgynous have themselves historically been more masculine than neutral, e.g., recall "he" declared as gender neutral
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Role models are important to many people. I never realised that until others called me one. I never realised just existing can make you one.
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This is why visibility of URMs and ERCs is vital, because many of us actually need role models.
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Altho I'd warn those who see me as a role model that I nearly died quite a few times. Being "like" somebody means realising they are flawed.
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hm when i was a msc student there were PIs i admired so much for their work, i was nervous talking to them like a teenager who has a crush
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See? That's the thing if you don't tell me these things you all I have no idea of knowing because I have never felt this way!
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i see that in a lot of phd students who permanently talk about their supervisor and what he thinks of them.
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a hugely empowering thing is to internalise that your elders/supervisors/overlords/idols are: - flawed - lucky - not better than you
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I like the concept of role models but regularly remember to only focus on aspects that I like, not trying to emulate everything about them!
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All your faves are problematic.
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