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Case ([personal profile] case) wrote in [community profile] fandomsecrets2009-08-01 04:17 pm

[ SECRET POST #939 ]


⌈ Secret Post #939 ⌋

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[identity profile] beandelphiki.livejournal.com 2009-08-02 06:20 am (UTC)(link)
I know a guy in graduate school. Sociology.

The whole "prejudice + power" thing? Yeah, when someone mentioned it to him, he barely seemed to have heard of it. Thinks "honky" is on par with other racial slurs. Doesn't seem to understand what I'd consider basic anti-oppression theory.

I'm sort of like, "So what do they teach you in 8 years (or whatever) of sociology?" I mean, I get that oppression is not his specialty interest, but you'd think he'd be able to say something about it beyond whatever Joe Schmoe off the street could say.

Every time I get depressed about how well he's doing in school, and how my life has basically gone down the tubes so far (not that I don't keep picking myself up and trying, but it's been more a case of trial-and-nothing-but-error), I remember that his degree is going to be...a really fancy piece of paper. But he still won't be able to hold an intelligent conversation about intersectionality.

Actually, I don't know if that should be less depressing. But it sure makes me feel better!
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[identity profile] childings.livejournal.com 2009-08-02 06:32 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, I mean, I've got no problem with fandom bringing up these kinds of issues and people getting educated, but it seems really depressing to me that universities apparently aren't doing a good enough job at teaching these concepts to their students.

My university wasn't the greatest, either -- but I do feel like I discussed these kinds of issues enough to where I can recognize them when I see them. I mean, I took an entire history course called "America: Race, Class and Gender" (though it wasn't a required course, and you'd think that something like that would be)