So, my basic POV tends to come down to two concepts:
1) Alturism - not that people shouldn't be thanked for 'good works', but that you should do 'good works' for the sake of the work, not your ego/rewards.
2) That though I think that minorities need to open up a place for the 'majority' to ally themselves with minorities, it shouldn't mean editing our experiences, lives, and feelings about being a minority, and that the 'majority' members should recognize that b/c they do not have an understanding of what it means to be in the minority, or a specific minority, that it will take a certain amount of listening, humility, empathy, education and hard work to become a trusted ally. Basically, it's good for the soul for a priviledged person to be an outsider, and need to learn new norms and perspectives, and being an ally can be a part of that process.
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branchandroot
Re: "Deserve's got nothin' to do with it"
Date: 2007-04-10 04:20 am (UTC)1) Alturism - not that people shouldn't be thanked for 'good works', but that you should do 'good works' for the sake of the work, not your ego/rewards.
2) That though I think that minorities need to open up a place for the 'majority' to ally themselves with minorities, it shouldn't mean editing our experiences, lives, and feelings about being a minority, and that the 'majority' members should recognize that b/c they do not have an understanding of what it means to be in the minority, or a specific minority, that it will take a certain amount of listening, humility, empathy, education and hard work to become a trusted ally. Basically, it's good for the soul for a priviledged person to be an outsider, and need to learn new norms and perspectives, and being an ally can be a part of that process.