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Interestingly, I assumed the author was female until well into the story. But speaking of privilege, I can't imagine even the most obnoxious cops treating middl

by beat 13y ago

Interestingly, I assumed the author was female until well into the story. But speaking of privilege, I can't imagine even the most obnoxious cops treating middle-class white women that way.

kylec 13y ago
I did too, I think it's because the photo at the top is of a woman speaking. Knowing nothing about the author prior to visiting the site, it's not unrealistic to assume that it's a photo of the author. At least, that's what I think went down in my subconscious.
fnordfnordfnord 13y ago
>I can't imagine even the most obnoxious cops treating middle-class white women that way. Umm do you remember the OWS protests?
- beat 13y ago
  Yeah, and I was on the ground for the 2008 Republican convention, too. I know what tear gas feels like. But police behavior toward masses of people in crowd-control situations at protests (where everyone in sight is treated as a criminal) is fundamentally different from police behavior toward individual bystanders at a small, nonviolent emergency scene. So I don't think your exception is valid or applicable. The essence of privilege is the default treatment you typically receive from strangers. Middle class white women are perceived as the least threatening stereotype by police. Men are more likely to be seen as a threat to be subjugated, non-whites more so, the obviously poor more so.
seoguru 13y ago
like this woman who's face was shattered by the cops: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMWDxwL1Zog https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMWDxwL1Zog
drpp 13y ago
I changed the photo to prevent this misconception. I fear that I may have received more sympathy and readership because of the false notion that I'm the attractive female in the photo. You can see me in the photo where I'm being loaded into the van. I'm a Soviet born Jew who immigrated to the US in the late 80s. At the time, I also had a beard. Here is a more flattering photo of me: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sgoralnick/6128547691/in/photosof-ifl/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/sgoralnick/6128547691/in/photos...

by beat 13y ago

Interestingly, I assumed the author was female until well into the story. But speaking of privilege, I can't imagine even the most obnoxious cops treating middle-class white women that way.

kylec 13y ago

I did too, I think it's because the photo at the top is of a woman speaking. Knowing nothing about the author prior to visiting the site, it's not unrealistic to assume that it's a photo of the author. At least, that's what I think went down in my subconscious.

fnordfnordfnord 13y ago

>I can't imagine even the most obnoxious cops treating middle-class white women that way. Umm do you remember the OWS protests?

beat 13y ago
Yeah, and I was on the ground for the 2008 Republican convention, too. I know what tear gas feels like. But police behavior toward masses of people in crowd-control situations at protests (where everyone in sight is treated as a criminal) is fundamentally different from police behavior toward individual bystanders at a small, nonviolent emergency scene. So I don't think your exception is valid or applicable. The essence of privilege is the default treatment you typically receive from strangers. Middle class white women are perceived as the least threatening stereotype by police. Men are more likely to be seen as a threat to be subjugated, non-whites more so, the obviously poor more so.

seoguru 13y ago

like this woman who's face was shattered by the cops: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMWDxwL1Zog https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMWDxwL1Zog

drpp 13y ago

I changed the photo to prevent this misconception. I fear that I may have received more sympathy and readership because of the false notion that I'm the attractive female in the photo. You can see me in the photo where I'm being loaded into the van. I'm a Soviet born Jew who immigrated to the US in the late 80s. At the time, I also had a beard. Here is a more flattering photo of me: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sgoralnick/6128547691/in/photosof-ifl/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/sgoralnick/6128547691/in/photos...