Interesting study about the effect of a judge's race and gender, and a great accompanying article. Thought this was a great, to-the-point reminder about why it's so neccesary to remain aware of our own privilege: "There's nothing intrinsically wrong with being white, or cis, or able-bodied, or straight, or male. What's wrong is the cultural preference that has conferred privilege upon those characteristics—a privilege from which anyone who falls into any of those categories benefits. When having been charged with hiring employees at previous jobs, I never discriminated on the basis of race (or anything else), but when I have applied for jobs, and been hired, I might have benefited, even unbeknownst to me, from being white. That's what privilege is really about—not just what you choose to do with it, but what others choose to do with it, and how their decisions might work in your favor. And against other, non-privileged people's interests."
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Canada's planned super-huge national park has got me excited to visit!
Interesting conversation between Diane DiMassi and Feministing about privilege, the Michigan Women's Fest, and discrimination facing transwomen. They both have some really interesting and thought-provoking comments on a complicated series of topics, and I really appreciated the chance to be pushed to think about both perspectives again.
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