Yep. It strikes me as classic privilege behaviour: the outrage is because only those with hegemonic power are supposed to be able to define things and people (and especially their precious selves). It's close kin to 'not all men are evil! You feminists are oppressing teh menz'. The person in the socially privileged position simply cannot handle the idea of someone who is supposed to be subordinate setting out conditions of discourse, ideas or any sign of agency at all.
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Date: 2014-03-21 12:51 pm (UTC)It strikes me as classic privilege behaviour: the outrage is because only those with hegemonic power are supposed to be able to define things and people (and especially their precious selves). It's close kin to 'not all men are evil! You feminists are oppressing teh menz'. The person in the socially privileged position simply cannot handle the idea of someone who is supposed to be subordinate setting out conditions of discourse, ideas or any sign of agency at all.