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It's pretty simple; many (I'm presuming) white people have a deeply nasty habit of conflating their own experiences with others because it makes sense to them,
by jrm4 4y ago
It's pretty simple; many (I'm presuming) white people have a deeply nasty habit of conflating their own experiences with others because it makes sense to them, and THAT problem should be recognized.
Just don't do it. or at the very least serve it up with a heaping helping of "I would imagine that many..." so we know that this is JUST YOUR SPECULATION.
- ben_w 4y agoIt would be great if telling people that made them act differently; but call it Armchair Generals, or typical mind fallacy, or mansplaining, or Dunning-Krugering, or ivory-tower academics… the problem has so many forms and even knowing about it makes it hard to avoid in oneself.
- jrm4 4y agoSure; one thing for me about comments here: I'm not making them just for the other people here. I'm making them for myself. -- I wouldn't feel right if I read garbage and just let it stand, though I know it may not change minds.