Reply to College professor -“I am a white person who has incorrectly identified as Native my whole life.”

Forum Index » College and University Discussion

Reply to "College professor -“I am a white person who has incorrectly identified as Native my whole life.”"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I still don't understand why identifying as any gender you choose is encouraged, but identifying as any race you choose is forbidden.  Makes zero sense.  Like so much liberal nonsense.[/quote]
Academics have addressed this question. The gist of the argument I've seen is that the effects of racial oppression are generational and cumulative in nature, and society's attempts to redress these wrongs (through affirmative action programs or reparations) are greatly harmed if the benefits of these programs are unjustly claimed by members of groups that were not subject to this oppression. The effects of gender oppression are not cumulative in the same way, the scope of ameliorative programs is narrower, and the risk of harm done to such programs by trans women seems very remote. 
Personally I think this argument has some weak points, but it's not "liberal nonsense." The closest transgender parallel to the transracial stories of women like Rachel Dolezal, Jessica Krug, and Elizabeth Hoover passing as minorities (and reaping benefits) is probably trans women in women's sports. Even among those who would otherwise support the trans community, this is a contentious issue.[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics