CC's Degenerate Shitpost Hole

“Teachers are often unaware of the gender distribution of talk in their classrooms. They usually consider that they give equal amounts of attention to girls and boys, and it is only when they make a tape recording that they realize that boys are dominating the interactions. Dale Spender, an Australian feminist who has been a strong advocate of female rights in this area, noted that teachers who tried to restore the balance by deliberately ‘favouring’ the girls were astounded to find that despite their efforts they continued to devote more time to the boys in their classrooms. Another study reported that a male science teacher who managed to create an atmosphere in which girls and boys contributed more equally to discussion felt that he was devoting 90 per cent of his attention to the girls. And so did his male pupils. They complained vociferously that the girls were getting too much talking time. In other public contexts, too, such as seminars and debates, when women and men are deliberately given an equal amount of the highly valued talking time, there is often a perception that they are getting more than their fair share. Dale Spender explains this as follows: “The talkativeness of women has been gauged in comparison not with men but with silence. Women have not been judged on the grounds of whether they talk more than men, but of whether they talk more than silent women.” In other words, if women talk at all, this may be perceived as ‘too much’ by men who expect them to provide a silent, decorative background in many social contexts.”

She isn’t her step mom, she’s the mom that stepped up!

793.85

611.642

179.92

Wait wait wait

"I have depression." - character who has been through extensive therapy.

I get in the dumps at times, and don’t open my mouth for days on end. You must not think I am sulky when I do that. Just let me alone, and I’ll soon be right.

I know that being involved in a hobby whose primary demographic is middle class white people is going to put me at risk of being exposed to folk with noxious opinions, even more so when most official communication is through facebook which is itself a notorious cesspit of people's bad opinions. Still I find it jarring when I am subjected to open racism from people in my community. I try to block people when I can, as I truly don't believe having internet arguments is a good way of accomplishing much of anything. That said, I feel the need to convey that racism and xenophobia are not values I share, so let me say it plain.