Rex Kerr
Jun 16, 2022

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The point about a subculture generating a self-inflicted injury should be taken with full gravity, not dismissed as, "Oh, that's just what you'd say if you were a TRANSPHOBE."

The phenomenon of stereotype threat is well-documented and can be substantial.

This does raise the paradoxical requirement of simultaneously needing to be unaware of systemic problems and biases while devoting full attention to fixing them. But it very seriously raises the possibility of substantial harm to the vulnerable population if their focus on their own status becomes ubiquitous.

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Rex Kerr
Rex Kerr

Written by Rex Kerr

One who rejoices when everything is made as simple as possible, but no simpler. Sayer of things that may be wrong, but not so bad that they're not even wrong.

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