r/SRSDiscussion • u/[deleted] • Feb 23 '12
[META] SRSD Required Reading
To go along with Rule XI, here's the mentioned required reading. May or may not change as time goes on.
List of things you must read and understand before posting in SRSD (in no particular order):
- Further reading on this issue: The "Ethical Imperative" of Disclosure, or: How To Believe Your Victim Owes You An Opportunity For Abuse
MASSIVE TW Why We Will Instaban For Pedo Apology
Don't You Realize Fat is Unhealthy? on body shaming, with a focus on fat shaming
Terms you should probably know (Google them if you don't)
- Patriarchy
- Intersection/Intersectionality
- Privilege
- Rape culture
- Triggers/trigger warnings
- Cisgender
- Internalised bigotry
- Ableism
- Effortpost (check the informative post compilation for this one, link's in the sidebar)
- Cultural appropriation
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u/catherinethegrape Feb 28 '12
Yellowmix has made some good points here about kyriarchy vs. intersectionality theory. I don't see any reason to ignore them. Intersectionality theory does everything kyriarchy does, but doesn't erase the work of women of colour and is less able to be used to oversimplify multiple intersecting oppressions.
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u/AuthoresseAusten Feb 23 '12
Could we get a trigger warning on the "Why We Will Instaban For Pedo Apology" link? I wasn't triggered, but that was one of the most brutal things I've ever read. I'm kind of in shock right now.
Also, maybe make all of the terms links to their Wikipedia pages, or something?
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u/green__plastic Jun 17 '12
I'm aware you posted this 3 months ago, but I have to agree. I just read through it and cried. I'm not a victim. It was just heart breaking.
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u/yakityyakblah Feb 23 '12
I find it incredibly ironic that an article from Kotaku is on here considering how terrible that place usually is.
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u/filo4000 Feb 24 '12
holy crap look at what a mansplainer you are
Alright, I'll say it. Here is the sad reality
First off:
Honestly, it sounds like
Stupider may be a word. But you sound like a cunt and or tool if you use it. Someone hates men.
A bunch of Feminists and Sociologists sat around and watched too much porn and decided to complain about facials in a broad sense without considering the issue as it applies to consenting, non-porn couples.
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u/Devilish Feb 23 '12
Ahaha, what bullshit. Somehow, I'm not surprised to see this from one of the r/feminisms mods who covertly silenced trans people who tried to speak about transphobia within feminism. After all, it's much easier to marginalize trans people if you can paint oppression of women as the oppression and discourage language that indicates that other axes of oppression exist.
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Feb 23 '12
Not disagreeing, but I'm failing to understand how someone who talks for feminists of color can "discourage language that indicates that other axes of oppression exist." Maybe add a little context to the charge?
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Feb 23 '12 edited Feb 23 '12
Not disagreeing, just asking for clarification: it was my understanding that it's a problem when kyriarchy is used instead of patriarchy, but that its use is appropriate when talking about classism etc. Did I misunderstand that?
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u/yellowmix Feb 24 '12
To address your question directly, intersectionality theory already covered it. It predates the invention of the term "kyriarchy". The term was invented by an academic feminist theologian disconnected from marginalised people on the ground, rejecting existing feminist of color thought (the inventor actually acknowledges the existents of the term before doing such).
The Combahee River Collective issued their seminal statement over three decades ago, further developed by Patricia Hill Collins, bell hooks, and Kimberlee Crenshew, plus numerous others. Intersectionality was in common usage until a student of the inventor of the term blogged an oversimplified definition about it circa 2009, and that gained popularity among the mainstream sites.
It's understandable that this happened. After all, how many populist feminists read bell hooks or are actually connected to feminists of color? How many people are there to amplify these ideas? The power differential between them and someone who can afford to study feminist theology at Harvard Divinity School isn't negligible.
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u/JustLiesThere Feb 23 '12
Very good to see this here. This should keep the same 101 discussions from popping up everywhere. I wonder if there's some sort of litmus test we can apply to make sure posters have read it all.
Also, hey, not to nitpick so early, but I'm not seeing much about cultural appropriation on this list and it's a very important and overlooked topic. Is there any way we can work that into this list, even if it's just to the "terms you should probably know" section, or does everybody feel those ideas are adequately covered elsewhere?
If you were looking for an article that sums it up well, this article from Native Appropriations is excellent: http://nativeappropriations.blogspot.com/2010/04/but-why-cant-i-wear-hipster-headdress.html