tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31809533.post6525646628807475180..comments2023-11-02T07:11:24.649-05:00Comments on Almost Interesting Musings on Life: CONFERENCE TALK PART IIFoofahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11490919763408427647noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31809533.post-90916929460351871202006-11-25T17:21:00.000-06:002006-11-25T17:21:00.000-06:00Natalie
I kind of thought maybe I liked it becaus...Natalie<br /><br /><i>I kind of thought maybe I liked it because what people assume about me racially is generally incorrect and that maybe if introductions with a bunch of personal information were common I would avoid a lot of anger and resentment at being around in some conversations.</i><br /><br />I think I would have liked it for the same reasons. I have lived my whole life with the "passing" issues and can count on one hand the number of times people have figured out my ethnic mix without having to be told. It would certainly prevent me from having to check folks who say stuff in my presence because they looked at me and then figured that it would be cool to say whatever was on their racist or homophobic mind.bint alshamsahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00658169355503798587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31809533.post-71413886409332286562006-11-24T18:26:00.000-06:002006-11-24T18:26:00.000-06:00Oh! Damn! I forgot to mention Thanksgiving! I know...Oh! Damn! I forgot to mention Thanksgiving! I know what you mean about being nervous with first time "big do's". Hope all went well! Sounded like a great feast (question mark over tofu turkey tho'!!!)!<br /><br />Thanksgiving has always intrigued me. Our closest equivalent I spose is Australia Day which is also flawed by the legacy of imperialism and marginalisation (indigenous people call it "Invasion Day").<br />PaulaPaulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08762446708048010971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31809533.post-62809369429678605232006-11-23T09:44:00.000-06:002006-11-23T09:44:00.000-06:00Thanks for writing about all this! Are you and you...Thanks for writing about all this! Are you and your fellow conference-goers going to do a presentation at work about what you learned? I hope so!<br /><br />Interesting that those two heterosexuals felt so uncomfortable, etc. I'm taking a student-run seminar on all manifestations of privilege, and as you know the facilitator gave a pretty good definition of what it feels like to be privileged.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31809533.post-59965529506300526662006-11-22T12:12:00.000-06:002006-11-22T12:12:00.000-06:00Friend, I just listened to all of Live Through Thi...Friend, I just listened to all of Live Through This last week.<br /><br />All of this trans stuff is very interesting to me. A lot of Anya's clients are trans/transitioning - she's often the person who determines if they are ready to undergo surgery. She showed me an interesting article about a little girl (5ish, I think) who identifies as a boy and who's parents want her to have reasingment surgery before puberty because they are so sure she will get it eventually and it would spare her a lot of torment. I can definitely see both sides of that one. I will stop rambling, but you should talk to Anya about this stuff someday. Her dissertation is all about stigma among people with HIV, transgendered persons, and trans persons with HIV - the point being that HIV is the much lesser stigma, and transgendered patients often actually get better care and are less marginalized if they are HIV positive.<br /><br />I will see you tomorrow, probably. Yay!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31809533.post-73486791093466951962006-11-22T11:18:00.000-06:002006-11-22T11:18:00.000-06:00John- I try, thanks.
CSG- I work at a non-profit...John- I try, thanks. <br /><br />CSG- I work at a non-profit employment agency that targes low-income youth. We also have a GED program that I used to be a bigger part of and worked exclusively with wards of the state. I still work with those students some. Now I am teaching a Customer Service certification course. So my direct work doesn't exactly apply to the conference but my interests do. I am hoping to go back to school for teaching in the next few years.Foofahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11490919763408427647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31809533.post-90896845627109787612006-11-22T09:00:00.000-06:002006-11-22T09:00:00.000-06:00I admire people that can cope with the problems of...I admire people that can cope with the problems of the rest of us. I mean, working with people that have important social problems. Specially kids and young people. I worked as a teacher for some time and, although it was a great experiece, some of the kids had real problems at home. I couldn't do anything to help, neither was I prepared. I really admired the social workers that worked with them. <br /><br />I'm not sure about what you really do, you probably explained it in the past, but I'm sure you do a great job! You can tell by the way you explain your thoughts.CrazySpanishGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05424491357466282252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31809533.post-81892635907895041752006-11-21T18:36:00.000-06:002006-11-21T18:36:00.000-06:00thanks for that refreshing take/enthusiasm. felt l...thanks for that refreshing take/enthusiasm. felt like I might have been there even, maybe...<br />JTrinketizationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10555417858140395140noreply@blogger.com