I’m glad you addressed this. This kind of behavior is what stopped me in my tracks in my own Great Awokening.
Did you watch game of thrones? these apologies are like when the up-and-coming religious order turned on one of their own, cut off her hair, made her strip naked and walk through the streets while a nun followed her shouting SHAME! And then she was allowed back into the fold.
I think the baby seeds of this were when microaggressions became synonymous with violence and trigger warnings became the norm. I understand and empathize with the desire to be thoughtful, and a general trigger warning about explicit and upsetting material is certainly not necessarily out of line, but who decides what material is explicit and upsetting? An online mob, is what you’re saying.
At some point how much do we need to apologize vs. how much does the offended party need therapy?
Some of the more radical factions in social justice —which are gaining ground —would imply or outright state that there’s nothing a white person can do to escape our awfulness. This kind of “you’re rotten to your core and nothing you could ever do can save you” is what led me right out of religion after 30+ years of being raised in one. Not about to go down that road again.
Great analysis. Goffman really helps clarify the relationship between a sort of social contract and apologies, and how demanding an apology is really demanding that someone pay respect to a particular value system.
Except that you play the same game by dunking on the dunkers. We need moral leadership not tearing each other down for tearing each other down. Sorry I'm doing it too. Ugh.
I’m glad you addressed this. This kind of behavior is what stopped me in my tracks in my own Great Awokening.
Did you watch game of thrones? these apologies are like when the up-and-coming religious order turned on one of their own, cut off her hair, made her strip naked and walk through the streets while a nun followed her shouting SHAME! And then she was allowed back into the fold.
I think the baby seeds of this were when microaggressions became synonymous with violence and trigger warnings became the norm. I understand and empathize with the desire to be thoughtful, and a general trigger warning about explicit and upsetting material is certainly not necessarily out of line, but who decides what material is explicit and upsetting? An online mob, is what you’re saying.
At some point how much do we need to apologize vs. how much does the offended party need therapy?
Some of the more radical factions in social justice —which are gaining ground —would imply or outright state that there’s nothing a white person can do to escape our awfulness. This kind of “you’re rotten to your core and nothing you could ever do can save you” is what led me right out of religion after 30+ years of being raised in one. Not about to go down that road again.
Great analysis. Goffman really helps clarify the relationship between a sort of social contract and apologies, and how demanding an apology is really demanding that someone pay respect to a particular value system.
Except that you play the same game by dunking on the dunkers. We need moral leadership not tearing each other down for tearing each other down. Sorry I'm doing it too. Ugh.