tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7405438569183854317.post1303643539274763025..comments2024-01-30T02:02:02.972-05:00Comments on Ms.Marx: On Pop Culture: Facebook anti-bullying messageMs.Marxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05319090803199238459noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7405438569183854317.post-10720589090807733312011-05-20T13:32:46.172-04:002011-05-20T13:32:46.172-04:00Thanks! I first started talking about this in the...Thanks! I first started talking about this in the comments of a friends' status over a month ago, but then I started feeling kind of guilty because I know the status has the best of intentions... and that this person is not likely to be judgemental, even if there is no "excuse" for the attribute that is being discussed. <br /><br />Still, every time I see this post on my newsfeed I get a bit of an uneasy feeling. I want to be clear that the intent of my blog post was not to criticize the people that posted this, just to point out what some of the underlying assumptions of the status might be.Ms.Marxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319090803199238459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7405438569183854317.post-66761852633735058512011-05-20T13:25:32.220-04:002011-05-20T13:25:32.220-04:00A brilliant post!
The Facebook status you quoted ...A brilliant post!<br /><br />The Facebook status you quoted seems to suggest that people who are different could hope for our acceptance if they have some attribute that will make us feel sorry for them. It is as if such people owed everybody an explanation as to why they dared to be "fat, slutty and ugly."<br /><br />This is one of those cases when an attempt to do something seemingly good reveals the prejudices that hide behind the effort.Clarissahttp://clarissasblog.comnoreply@blogger.com