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"When I was ten, I was the only female member of an all-boys sports team, and
the boys liked to remind me of it, and that it would be better if I just went
home.
That was my introduction to sexism. And its logic was clear: you are not
welcome, go home.
It is also how many of us used to think about racism and sexism – as involving
big, conscious signals of hatred or exclusion.
We now understand discrimination as a more complex phenomenon, involving a mix
of big and small, intentional and unthinking, acts. Racism can be a large “not
welcome” sign, but it can also be a series of micro-aggressions that leave
racial minorities feeling marginalised, stigmatised or emotionally exhausted
from repeated attempts to claim their rightful place on the team or at the
table.
Sexism can be telling women and girls to – literally – go home, or it can be
merely forgetting to unlock the girls’ locker room or provide protective gear
designed for female bodies.
Performed repeatedly, these small acts can have systematic consequences for the
choices women make about their lives and their sense of where they belong.
These acts can also have broader ripple effects on those witnessing them or
walking alongside those affected. They are one way racism and sexism become
systemic – baked into our social and legal structures."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
