TIL that some languages apparently have words inherently differentiating one's status as a citizen or resident of the entity versus a member of a particular ethnic or cultural group? I don't quite grasp the whole thing, although I heard the point being made. What's interesting to me is a) that there is such a thing, which seems very revealing of something about a culture that would need such concepts built into the language, and b) that there seem to be people who think it's inaccurate to interpret the word choice as meaningful. Firstly, since languages have all sorts of concepts built into them, many very specific to their primary culture of use, it seems reasonable that such a thing could exist. Not that I would have thought of it before, since I'm not from a culture where that sort of subtlety functions. Secondly, if that is, indeed, the subtlety of the word choices, where one essentially and inherently includes people, and the other excludes, then I'd kind o...
#shocking #rage
ReplyDeleteThere's no shock in this if anyone has paid any attention. I mean, yes, it should be shocking in the conventional sense, but this is exactly what happens in every field, everywhere, all the time. And it takes a toll on people.
ReplyDeleteIt happened all the time in every stage of medical training and every stage of research training. It happened in every job. Some of it happened to me, some of it happened to other people. And the system is very good at protecting itself as is and making sure changes do not happen.
I want to address at some point why it is genuinely true that it may not be evident, or that people may not see it. Because that is a real thing. Rather than just saying 'abuse is bad' 'don't yell at people' 'don't use mean words' and the other usual things, I think the training and implementation of plans to deliberately change the culture (everywhere) needs to start with understanding how to recognize it.
Not just the obvious, either. How to recognize the thousand cuts, the micro aggressions, the off-hand remarks and casual attitudes that are really what anchor this culture in place. Followed by how to change that, and then build on that change.
(nods) Indeed. Thus the use of the bitterly ironic "#shocking", as in, totally not shocking at all, tag.
ReplyDeleteThe #rage tag is entirely pure-on, full-blown, decades-burning rage, tho.
The only thing I find surprising about this is that the percentage isn't higher.
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