tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8520935450273518140.post2544058162952613238..comments2018-03-28T03:28:20.642+11:00Comments on 天高皇企鹅远: intersectionality 101: addressing racism and classism in animal rights activism (a talk) + USA-centrismstephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09751546842854214664noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8520935450273518140.post-18960735032774232772010-12-04T21:26:39.490+11:002010-12-04T21:26:39.490+11:00Hiya,
Sorry - I didn't mean to poke! But I th...Hiya, <br />Sorry - I didn't mean to poke! But I think it was a great article that got all snaps except one from the PPK, which you have legitimately addressed. Also the trolling on Scavenger (at least the first one) was particularly brainless so congrats on having the-one-brain-cell-brigade troll you - what a compliment!Miss Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03604850110464039541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8520935450273518140.post-66487332550460222962010-11-30T04:55:18.913+11:002010-11-30T04:55:18.913+11:00Ha, I'm US-ian & had no idea people consid...Ha, I'm US-ian & had no idea people considered WASP offensive -- then again I'm not one & most of my friends aren't either, so...<br /><br />(Also, general boo for US-centrism, natch -- that I am not surprised about. The WASP=offensive thing does surprise me though!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8520935450273518140.post-46523267836459942912010-11-29T12:57:56.080+11:002010-11-29T12:57:56.080+11:00Hey Steph, it's a great article and I think th...Hey Steph, it's a great article and I think that you are absolutely right about getting a more Australian-centric discussion going in AR. We're trying to do that with ARA, but it's slow going. I gave a talk at an ARA workshop a few months back about non-native species and AR, and I actually found quite a bit of Australian information, but that's because I could go look at the DEC, DAFWA, etc. Even so, at this talk I found it really hard to keep the focus entirely on Australia, in spite of the fact that in this case I think it was completely possible because all the data is there.<br /><br />As far as the term WASP, yes, it is offensive in the US and as you know I am from there... so I'll admit it - the use of the term jumped out at me too. Given that I am white but an atheist and I didn't grow up eating burgers (my mom barely ate anything, but when she did it was actually veggie burgers or food that could barely be considered food), so anyway...I tend to resent the application of the 'P' part of the WASP, as I think it assumes something about my background and me personally that I don't believe is true. But I know that Americans, myself included, can be overly sensitive about these things. I was unaware that it was used merely as a descriptor in Australia because I've never heard anyone use it here at all, negative, neutral or otherwise. <br /><br />There are a lot of words that are used as a descriptor here that I find offensive, but I recognise that I don't really the right to tell people not to use. Hell, even within the US words mean different things to different people. (E.g. in Michigan, there's a coffee shop called "beaners". It wasn't until I was 21 that someone told me that was a derogatory term for Mexicans. we don't use that word in Michigan, as far as I know.) <br /><br />I know this is an aside, but this brings to mind the other terms that are different here and in the US. When I moved here, I was shocked to see that people freely use the term 'boat people' in the media and in casual conversation. I think most Australians just view it as a descriptor, and I am being overly sensitive, but it gets my heart racing every time I hear it because it's so often part of a debate imbued with racism. I'd be curious to hear your take on it. Have you written about this at all in the past on your blog?Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11869815667597972814noreply@blogger.com