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idk guys saying that political ideology in the US uses a specific lexicon that is in mostly english
and that politicians from wealthy political dynasties within said country have unlimited access to learning that lexicon since it’s being used around them and being taught to them since they were young
and that immigrants who want to get into US politics are heavily disadvantaged since they don’t have generations upon generations of their family members teaching them from a young age, thus they had to learn it all later in life, with resources they had to work to acquire bc their family didn’t have access to such beforehand
but they still managed to do it and get into politics
but are still looked down upon for not having the headstart that politicians from wealthier backgrounds had
all of that doesn’t really read as looking down on the poor to me it reads as complaining of elitism in politics
I’m literally on thr verge of tears
Remember when AOC said this. The elitism is so explicit with identifying political conviction and academia too
If you believe this, you are voluntarily abandoning the frameworks that make revolutionary movements both understandable and materially possible. Why would a Democratic Party politician decry those who dare to read more into Marxist theory? Why would she then weaponize her own Latin American heritage to convince you that poor and working-class Latin American people haven’t been at the heart of countless anti-imperialist movements throughout the past century alone?
I don’t think that’s what she’s saying at all. I think she’s saying that she DID have political thoughts and opinions, but when she was younger (and poorer) she didn’t have access to the education that would teach her the proper lexicon to let her speak of them in (English-speaking) American politics. I think she’s saying that she’s absolutely socialist, and that she has been reading more and more as she grew up and became more educated; but because of her poor, working class background and late start learning the “proper lexicon”, other politicians are looking down on her and saying she’s less educated than them, and thus less qualified to speak on these matters.
I think you should reread what I wrote before accusing anyone of “pissing on the poor”; if anyone is minimizing the intellect and capability of poor people, it’s AOC. My farmworker grandfather, who dropped out of school in the 6th grade to pick food full-time along with his entire family, was an autodidact. He helped organize the California grape strikes in the 60s. He never went back to school, although he emphasized the absolute importance of education to all of my siblings and cousins. To this day, I have never met a more prolific reader.
I’m sure AOC would dismiss him as bougie for daring to have political conviction, and fully forming that political conviction by reading. And then: to act and organize based on that knowledge. God forbid!
She’s literally saying people were looking down on her for daring to read up more and get an education to become a politician despite not being “bougie” enough i.e. not having college-educated parents, according to wealthy politicians. She became a politician while having a poor background, and thus is looked down on by politicians who were born rich and had the advantages of generational wealth and unfettered access to education. The fact that you’re interpreting this as her looking down on people from poor income when she’s saying that she’s one of those poor people who dared educate herself on politics and gain an influential position IS poor reading comprehension.
P.S. You don’t have to apologise for “bodying” me because you didn’t lol
Remember when AOC said this. The elitism is so explicit with identifying political conviction and academia too
If you believe this, you are voluntarily abandoning the frameworks that make revolutionary movements both understandable and materially possible. Why would a Democratic Party politician decry those who dare to read more into Marxist theory? Why would she then weaponize her own Latin American heritage to convince you that poor and working-class Latin American people haven’t been at the heart of countless anti-imperialist movements throughout the past century alone?
I don’t think that’s what she’s saying at all. I think she’s saying that she DID have political thoughts and opinions, but when she was younger (and poorer) she didn’t have access to the education that would teach her the proper lexicon to let her speak of them in (English-speaking) American politics. I think she’s saying that she’s absolutely socialist, and that she has been reading more and more as she grew up and became more educated; but because of her poor, working class background and late start learning the “proper lexicon”, other politicians are looking down on her and saying she’s less educated than them, and thus less qualified to speak on these matters.
For trans activism to move forward you have GOT to learn to accept that not everybody who uses She/Her pronouns is going to be some short, white, skinny, passing person.
You’ve got to accept that there are tall, hairy, and fat trans women who “havent done anything” and still deserve to be fucking gendered correctly.
I’m sorry you had to hear this from me, but not everybody is going to appeal to your UwU soft trans catgirl sensibilities.
Can anybody give these old-ass Democrats protest lessons? They're acting like they're still living in pre-2015 politics when the GOP gave a shit and wasn't deranged.
How hard is this? There's probably better suggestions than mine if they actually hired seasoned protestors or behaviorists/psychologists or even the biggest teenage troll they can find on a messageboard.
The Emperor Has No Clothes. So fucking act like it.
ugh can’t sleep again
You again?
The one time I wrote to a published author about their book, they wrote back to me. It was in the 00s and it was about a book published in the 70s. They must’ve been grandma age.
Anon has such a mind boggling opinion here. I just never thought anyone would think like that before. I wish I could see a series of slumdog millionaire type flashbacks to see how they got there. Maybe it would make more sense then.
"AO3 is not social media", um, like yeah, okay, that's true... but how does this person think fic writers reply to comments? Do they understand "reply" is a feature AO3 chose to include?
They didn't have to... FFN doesn't allow you to reply to reviews. AO3 chose to include that feature, and this person is mad that people use it?!?!
Also, like... sometimes readers ask questions... should fic writers just ignore that???
"Fandom is not a social event" ummmm I think they may be doing fandom wrong, tbh 🤣
Like, what if you go to a fandom event like a con? Are you allowed to socialize then? If someone says something to you, to do respond with "I'm not here to socialize! This is not a party! Talk to your family!! Fandom is for social isolation only!!!"
when i had just moved to the uk, i immediately made myself home in the local library. the artemis fowl series became my favourite, so i wrote to eoin colfer about how much i liked his books and why. i don’t even remember what i wrote, just that i never expected a reply.
a few years later, i received a letter. he apologised for taking so long to answer my letter as he was living outside the country for the past few years. he said that he appreciated my letter and enjoyed my sense of humour. he said that i had a gift for prose myself.
later, just before starting university, i chanced upon (heh) an urban fantasy series that i liked. then the second book came out, heavily featuring a southeast asian character. the third book came out and there he still was, a major supporting character.
i emailed karen chance to let her know how pleasantly surprised and appreciative i was of this character. how very human this vampire was, with his struggles and triumphs, his strengths and flaws. he wasn’t just comic relief, he was clever, resourceful, resilient, stubborn and loyal— just like the main character. he’d become one of her closest friends and staunchest allies at this point, having bonded over the many things they had in common.
again, i didn’t expect a response but she gave one anyway. she assured me that not only would this character grow in prominence, his vampiric family would also be brought into the limelight. and not only did she keep her promises, my favourite character became the love interest of the main character’s secret long-lost-but-not-actually twin (it makes sense in context). a southeast asian man as a main character and love interest!
what was i talking about again? oh right yeah. traditional authors do indeed answer fanmail even before social media came along. they have no clout or profit to gain from writing a personal letter or email, but they still do it because it feels good when people tell you they like something you made.
me, on an otherwise amusing series i’m reading: i hate that fiction aimed at young girls portray men who get jealous the moment the female main character talks to another man as sweet, wholesome and desirable partners because it sends girls/women the wrong message that a partner who is alway jealous and tries to stop you from talking to men is something to look for which could lead to them being in abusive relationships
some wacko: ummMMM wow you are so immature… have you ever even been in a relationship?? because sometimes being jealous is good actually… my man is a bit controlling (not too much tho!! haha) bc he knows if he doesn’t control me i wouldn’t control myself and all men are trying to get with women in a committed relationship… and that’s fine! you gotta be considerate of each other’s feelings
me: what the actual fuck
