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It's odd to me that you circumscribe justice to only "minorities". On the left, we don't use the word "minority" any longer, because the number of people in th
by rexpop 8y ago
It's odd to me that you circumscribe justice to only "minorities".
On the left, we don't use the word "minority" any longer, because the number of people in the group is largely immaterial in its marginalization.
Instead, we talk about "marginalized" groups which, regardless of their size, face systemic disadvantages peculiar to themselves. I consider the American white masses to be marginalized in ways made clear to me by Nancy Isenberg's "White Trash"[1], despite our numerical predominance (and complementary privileges).
So when one seeks to falsify Feminism, it doesn't strike me as remotely relevant to discuss the overall ratio of women:men. Women's marginalization is no less significant because it's widespread. To falsify Feminism, instead, one must adopt immutable definitions of "women" "men", I think.
I haven't personally teased apart my own socialized gender ontologies, however.
1. http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27209433-white-trash http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27209433-white-trash