The main thing I was linking to was the video. I didn't 100% like the way the article was written myself(*), but on the other hand she made some good points (especially the later comment about authentic vs representative)
But I have to say I find it hard to see why you get disproportionately angry at people getting disproportionately angry about racism, especially since racism is a much more significant and destructive problem than people getting disproportionately angry about racism. If people can get angry about casting decisions and video games(**), why not about ignorance which causes measurable harm? Aren't anti-racists allowed to have angry rants?
I didn't read it as that angry anyway, and she is trying to educate people, thus the way the major points were bulleted and then bolded.
As for the "trying to find something in common" thing, I'm not sure I can get it across since it's not something I've experienced myself. A more extreme example, though, is the way my mum met gelignite for the first time and doggedly tried to start up a conversation about the Ming Dynsasty. Because obviously, being australian-raised and malaysian-born but ethnically chinese she must be interested ancient chinese history.
(*)Though I get the feeling I'm mainly just not used to her writing style (**)To give two examples of things I've seen people get really angry about recently
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But I have to say I find it hard to see why you get disproportionately angry at people getting disproportionately angry about racism, especially since racism is a much more significant and destructive problem than people getting disproportionately angry about racism. If people can get angry about casting decisions and video games(**), why not about ignorance which causes measurable harm? Aren't anti-racists allowed to have angry rants?
I didn't read it as that angry anyway, and she is trying to educate people, thus the way the major points were bulleted and then bolded.
As for the "trying to find something in common" thing, I'm not sure I can get it across since it's not something I've experienced myself. A more extreme example, though, is the way my mum met
(*)Though I get the feeling I'm mainly just not used to her writing style
(**)To give two examples of things I've seen people get really angry about recently