Month: July 2021
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x + y by Eugenia Cheng – a Roadmap to Collaboration Between Social Justice Movements
Spoiler alert: I discuss the central theme of the book x + y by Eugenia Cheng in this post. In the book, this theme isn’t revealed till the middle. In the first chapters, the author explains the context from which the book is written so as to eliminate bias from those who believe in social…
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Hatred Based on Stereotypes Weaken Social Justice Movements
This post talks about stereotypes, emotions, justice, etc from the point of view of a savarna, cis-het male who lives in a metropolitan city. Like the post claims, nobody can eliminate stereotype/bias from their worldview and therefore this post includes some stereotypes/biases too. Trigger warning: Detached discussion of emotions that makes it sound like I’m…
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Changing The “System”
People of all kinds routinely blame the “system” for many things. They’re absolutely right. It is the system that shapes human behavior. In a system where certain behaviors are rewarded, those behaviors are repeated. And vice versa. We are all Pavlov’s dogs in that sense. That’s why awards and honors are instituted. To reward the…