FEM 2110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Hotline Bling, Cultural Appropriation, Rape Culture
15 Nov 2015
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Class: missing october 20 & november 3 notes. Why are privileged people so angry/upset & the discussion isn"t light for the oppressed. Christianity, therefore, christmas: what is at stake for defending christmas, who do we think we"re taking something away from for de-naturalizing merry. Christmas : good example of criticism of pc, christmas is only celebrated on december 25 and 24, so why do we say it all of. Demonstrates the reach of capitalism: what are we taking away by saying happy holidays instead of merry christmas , like this, using different pronouns isn"t taking away something from anybody, but people fight against using different pronouns. Whitesplaining : entitlement to explain other people"s experiences, even someone who means well can be oppressive. #blacklivesmatter activist deray mckesson speaks about being gay and being black: not in the closet but in the quiet, a place where we"re not supposed to make noise. Either out of the closet or in the closet.
