08-10-2014, 03:25 PM
(08-10-2014, 02:32 PM)carlcockatoo Wrote: I don't know if it's fair to criticise people for signing petitions and 'raising awareness'. Of course 'raising awareness' is often code name for not really doing anything at all and just using issues as a fashion statement. When it comes to people who really are just circlejerking on Tumblr, I think the criticism is valid. But signing petitions and 'raising awareness' (and I mean properly) is better than nothing and I'd encourage everyone to do that. The fact is that most people don't have time to be full time activists and this is what I mean by 'literally everyone can do something'.I agree with that. I know that people don't have the time to be Superman and save all the world's problems, because of course as adults they have responsibilities of their own. But for people who constantly write about it and use the injustices of the world as ammunition to grow popular, I think it's a fair criticism. I don't think that's too different to the Daily Mail, (or most other papers for that matter) where the only reason they broadcast anything is to sell papers. They do it purely in their own self-interest, not in the interest of the people like how it should be. And to me the 'Social Justice' title in that context is merely a ruse that a lot of people never dare to question because doing so makes you an easy target to strawman.
(08-10-2014, 12:36 PM)Grungie Wrote: That's not what I was trying to get at. You can still be a privileged white person and still feel miserable, I'm talking about the fact that you're a privileged white male, and you're talking to others about being oppression over race. While I'm not saying you can't care, as you should, the issue is when it's pretty obvious that most of them are pretty out of touch with things, like when they try to act like minorities can't succeed in society, and such.Fair enough, I guess I did take what you said a bit out of context unintentionally. I'm very sensitive to people who make such an argument when out of that context because my parents use such a card to dismiss my feelings and thoughts and I fucking hate it. But that's really my problem and I wouldn't expect anyone to know about it.
☮ (´・É・`) ☮