I've actually read a significant amount of the Geek Feminism wiki. However, much of what I've found there tells me about things to watch out for that seem (to me) highly blatant. Many of the issues described as subtle, that I'd interpret as "little comments and thoughtlessness" (such as othering, pigeonholing/social expectations, or choice of pronouns) tend to stand out to me when I see them (especially in writing, but generally in speech as well). I've also read all of the "Elementary mistakes" pages, and my immediate reaction to all of them was "what kind of person would think any of these things were OK in the first place?".
I guess I'm asking as an attempt to make sure I'm not missing something due to privilege here. My first instinct would be to guess that I see these issues when they occur only because I've read a great deal about these issues and have learned to recognize many of them, and that the problem comes in because most people *don't* notice these issues or don't know to avoid these issues themselves. However, that line of reasoning also leads to the conclusion that I fall outside the "most" people who commit these issues; that's certainly the conclusion that I'd *like* to reach, but a privilege check (and an attempt to avoid wishful thinking) suggests that I should hesitate before reaching that conclusion. :)
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Date: 2012-05-22 08:07 pm (UTC)I guess I'm asking as an attempt to make sure I'm not missing something due to privilege here. My first instinct would be to guess that I see these issues when they occur only because I've read a great deal about these issues and have learned to recognize many of them, and that the problem comes in because most people *don't* notice these issues or don't know to avoid these issues themselves. However, that line of reasoning also leads to the conclusion that I fall outside the "most" people who commit these issues; that's certainly the conclusion that I'd *like* to reach, but a privilege check (and an attempt to avoid wishful thinking) suggests that I should hesitate before reaching that conclusion. :)