Conversing with Marginalized People™

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Re: Conversing with Marginalized People™

Post by Trinity » Sun Aug 12, 2012 1:02 am

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Re: Conversing with Marginalized People™

Post by amok » Sun Aug 12, 2012 1:28 am

Apparently, they claim, you’ve got it all wrong and they’re offended about that. They might be a person of colour, or a queer person. Maybe they’re a woman, or a person with disability. They could even be a trans person or a sex worker. The point is they’re trying to tell you they know better than you about their issues...
And then there's that really, really tricky spot to be in when you're supposed to be a member of a "marginalized" group, and you don't feel that you are. That conversation, with someone practically JUST like you... yeah, that can get awkward.
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Re: Conversing with Marginalized People™

Post by Jason » Sun Aug 12, 2012 1:51 am

alt-159uck! Apparently ASCII Alt shortcuts do not work on *nix systems.. I've never had cause to try before. :(
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Re: Conversing with Marginalized People™

Post by Bella Fortuna » Sun Aug 12, 2012 1:53 am

PordFrefect wrote:alt-159uck! Apparently ASCII Alt shortcuts do not work on *nix systems.. I've never had cause to try before. :(
Stop marginalising we computer dolts! :levi:
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Re: Conversing with Marginalized People™

Post by Sean Hayden » Sun Aug 12, 2012 1:55 am

I was going to say you must be using one of them fancy systems, something the cool kids run. I heard they's got ways too.
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