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If you don't think representation affects things, please post this under your main account.

• social_cooling 9y ago
  That is a good one, but I am not going to. I'll explain why: I have no problem being represented as a privileged white male, part of the dominant culture, set out to suppress others. I do not think this affects my life to a big degree. It may even reflect reality more than the current search for "black girls". I do have a problem staying clear from attacks on my reputation and career, coming from people who feel this is justified when a viewpoint does not agree with them. I've seen people's lives being destroyed for comments similar to mine, people calling up employers or conference hosts in an effort to hurt their income. I think it is just common sense to try to avoid such attacks. No matter my representation, I am not going to post a social security number either (my main account is pseudo-anonymous too).