As anyone who spent time at a liberal-arts college knows, communities oriented around openness and acceptance can have trouble figuring out exactly where the boundaries are. The relationship between legitimate social justice activists and delusional weirdos is ever-changing and gives fascinating insights into how activist communities work, Tumblr.TXT says. Theres a sharp division between the activists who believe their ethical and ideological commitments require them to accept to be open to any professed identity — and those who think that in the absence of structural oppression, cisgendered white people claiming to be gay Korean cats arent just playing fantasy games but also undermining the strength of the movement by taking it to a bizarre conclusion. gawker/5940947/from-otherkin-to-transethnicity-your-field-guide-to-the-weird-world-of-tumblr-identity-politics
Posted on: Thu, 02 Oct 2014 07:35:11 +0000
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