Not a TAAT but definitely inspired by a post on the thread To assume all MNers are UK based?
Totallypearshaped posted
I find it interesting that no one assumes that a poster is black, Asian or mixed race either.
It seems little Britain is alive and well
Neither white, Christian or in the uk here.
And it occurred to me that I tend to do exactly that. I do tend to assume that every other poster (especially those I agree with) are just like me - white British, 30s, professional, mum of 2. But now I think about it, my own assumptions are making me feel very uncomfortable.
Why do I do that? Is it a bad thing or is it just that I don't actually 'see' colour or ethnicity in writing? Am I actually simply seeing myself in other posters rather than seeing other posters as myself? In real life I firmly believe that if you don't pull others up on racism then you are inherently condoning it which makes you racist yourself thus I do pull up family, friends, associates when I see racism, sexism, homophobia and other similar things/unkindness.
(Hoping I'm not offending anyone by posting this pondering)
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iogo · 06/03/2017 02:40
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