But that would require being articulate and well-informed!
And patient, tolerant, and gracious. (Not that I'm a powerhouse of these virtues myself, but I still try.)
I actually would argue that a lot of racism actually fueled by classism.
Sexism, classism, and racism feed into each other and ricochet off of each other, and it bothers me a little to see two of them discussed often (on my flist, at least) and the other one almost never. It's still not okay to talk about money, wealth, or class in America, and that's hellaciously disappointing. (But I'm biased.)
Yep, we have a HUGE resistence to talking about money in america, based on cultural myths and mores relating to money and wealth and class. Money is also a HUGELY limiting or privlidging factor.
Actually, I just finished reading Dorothy Alison's "Trash" in which most of her stort stories relate to being poor and southern (and also lesbian).
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But that would require being articulate and well-informed!
classism
Word. I actually would argue that a lot of racism actually fueled by classism.
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And patient, tolerant, and gracious. (Not that I'm a powerhouse of these virtues myself, but I still try.)
I actually would argue that a lot of racism actually fueled by classism.
Sexism, classism, and racism feed into each other and ricochet off of each other, and it bothers me a little to see two of them discussed often (on my flist, at least) and the other one almost never. It's still not okay to talk about money, wealth, or class in America, and that's hellaciously disappointing. (But I'm biased.)
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Yep, we have a HUGE resistence to talking about money in america, based on cultural myths and mores relating to money and wealth and class. Money is also a HUGELY limiting or privlidging factor.
Actually, I just finished reading Dorothy Alison's "Trash" in which most of her stort stories relate to being poor and southern (and also lesbian).