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Meh, I don't know what to make of this. I don't think equal proportion of gender talking is a meaningful goal, and the more I think about it the less sense it m
by alexandercrohde 8y ago
Meh, I don't know what to make of this. I don't think equal proportion of gender talking is a meaningful goal, and the more I think about it the less sense it makes to me.
I think about it and start to ask should all shows need to be gender-balanced? Should then The View need to be 50% male? Oprah? Should we strive for an equal proportion of races in all shows? What about non-Americans, should they be represented proportionally?
- rectang 8y agoI think the best way to answer this question is to listen to what those who are currently underrepresented have to say about it.
- reversecs 8y agoWhat do they say about that
- alexandercrohde 8y agoI don't understand. Do you mean "listen to" as in "hear the opinion of" or as in "obey"?
- loco5niner 8y ago"hear the opinion of" would be the normal interpretation (US English), especially when "listen to" is followed by "what [they] have to say about it". I struggle to understand in what context "obey" would make sense.
- Glyptodon 8y ago"listen to" is commonly used as a form of follow/obey in vernacular English. "Listen to Bob, he knows what he is doing." At minimum it frequently connotes more than just listening.
- loco5niner 8y agoGood point. That is a different context I hadn't thought of.
- joejerryronnie 8y agoI agree. A related anecdote - I was on another forum filled with mostly uber-progressive white people. The topic of racism came up (origins, impact, how to combat, etc) and there were no shortage of passionate posts. Then, one person of color came on the board and described his real world experience, which didn't really sync up with the narrative the rest of the board had glommed onto. So, did all of these uber-progressive white folks re-think their positions and use this as an opportunity for a bit of enlightenment? Not so much. They proceeded to discount this person's actual experiences, demean them, accuse them of being racist themselves, and actually got them banned from the forum. And of course patted themselves on the back for their valiant fight against racism.
- rectang 8y agoHeh. I have also seen that. Sharing power means actually ceding power and trusting that it will work out on average. Listening doesn't mean "talking".