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Originally Posted by DeltaBetaBaby
Well, right, I shouldn't put words in your mouth, but if we are hijacking the thread to educate posters about privilege, it's fair to note that heteronormative is just one of many.
Maybe not, but certainly people of color are faced with similar decisions in non-face-to-face communications that I would consider analogous, and certainly there are times that they avoid certain conversation topics because of how it would be viewed by the majority group.
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Clearly heteronormatism is not the only type of privilege that exists, but I just hate when people lump all types of discrimination in one pile. All minorities face some sort of discrimination or lack of privilege, but they are not all the same experiences (despite having some commonalities, to be sure). I think it is just as important to point out the differences in discrimination that a gay person might have vs. an African-American, a deaf person, a Mormon, etc.
For example, you mentioned Judaism in your original post. Certainly there is still plenty of prejudice and anti-Semitism in the world, but a Jewish person is not going to be met with a comment like, "I mean jeez, enough already, we get she's Jewish, why doesn't she shut up about it" by simply saying, "Oh, sorry I'm late, synagogue went a little late," whereas a gay woman may very well get that reaction simply by discussing a date with her girlfriend or wife. On the other hand, a gay man is not necessarily going to have his application to the Wasp-y country club tossed aside based on his last name like a Jewish man might. I think the differences in the plight a minority faces are fair game for discussing individually, and shouldn't have to be lumped into a pile of, "We get discriminated against too!!!".
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