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> he doesn't have to worry too much if people's trauma leads them to mistake him as being part of something wrong. We're not talking about mature adults capabl
by jorgesborges 4y ago
> he doesn't have to worry too much if people's trauma leads them to mistake him as being part of something wrong.
We're not talking about mature adults capable of reasoning and addressing historical and generational nuance. Children are internalizing the idea that they're bad by virtue of being born a certain way and that's terrible. It's not something they can "not worry too much about". Inflicting pain and trauma on children who had nothing to do with the past in the name of progress is stupid.
- wpietri 4y agoSorry, you've lost me. What specific "inflicting pain and trauma on children [...] in the name of progress" do you believe is going on?
- jorgesborges 4y agoThe idea is that letting a generation of young boys think they're personally responsible for a history of oppression and discrimination inflicts pain and trauma.
- wpietri 4y agoOk? I'm not avocating for that idea. If somebody is, you should go talk to them. If I ever see it happen, I'll talk to them too. What I do believe is that those of us with privilege are personally responsible for how we use it. We can use it to support the oppression that gave it to us, or we can use it to undermine it. I think it's perfectly fine to tell everybody, children included, that whatever power they have, they're responsible for how the use their power in the world.