Rosen's apology was... problematic in some ways, and it's still got a lot of feminists angry. But, you know, feminists: we are very good at being very angry. My personal apology strategy: "I was wrong, I hurt people, and I am sorry." Going too far beyond that frequently winds up looking like, actually, you are not all that sorry, and you haven't really learned much other than to only run your mouth behind closed doors from now on. I'm glad he did apologize, and it shows at least he's not completely oblivious. Baby steps, right?
The discussion of privilege is really interesting to me, because I think so many of us experience privilege in some kind of way, and it's so valuable to become aware of it: that it exists, how it affects our perspectives, how we can work through it, how to recognize the different paradigms of privilege and power that create oppression. It's definitely a subject worth exploring.
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Date: 2011-02-17 09:24 pm (UTC)The discussion of privilege is really interesting to me, because I think so many of us experience privilege in some kind of way, and it's so valuable to become aware of it: that it exists, how it affects our perspectives, how we can work through it, how to recognize the different paradigms of privilege and power that create oppression. It's definitely a subject worth exploring.