tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30203557.post6889601262746164680..comments2024-03-26T01:10:13.720+00:00Comments on Teach Me Tonight: Sneers and Leers: Sociologists on Attitudes Towards RomanceE. M. Selingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00426524354823232002noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30203557.post-44559698654278230722015-05-22T21:02:35.830+01:002015-05-22T21:02:35.830+01:00Yes, seeing the structural causes takes the burden...Yes, seeing the structural causes takes the burden of blame/shame off the target of the criticism/prejudice and turns it back onto the people whose analysis is flawed.<br /><br />Same goes with poverty/economic inequality (which intersects with race and gender, as <a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/features/archive/2014/05/the-case-for-reparations/361631/" rel="nofollow">Ta-Nehisi Coates' 2014 article</a>, which focuses on how, "in the mid-20th century, [...] the federal government—through housing policies—engineered the wealth gap, which remains with us to this day" makes clear with regards to race).Laura Vivancohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00906661869372622821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30203557.post-24641857069426495912015-05-22T20:14:31.278+01:002015-05-22T20:14:31.278+01:00Very interesting. I do agree that finding out the ...Very interesting. I do agree that finding out the context of sexism is empowering. I felt that way with racism too when I realized it wasn't so individual.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com