the problem with being open to a wide variety of people and hearing all their opinions because you want to know what's out there, is having to hear said wide variety of opinions no matter how offensive and ill-thought out they are and constantly test your patience and willpower to not lash out in the process.

There is something very similar about academics and muslim conservatives (academically minded western educated ones) in that they both only give credibility to the system of thought they study and disregard the experiential in favor of theory and past models. Limited life experience makes it easy for them to accept past work on a pedestal.

Male privilege is not having to waste energy thinking about __________ . Non-Muslim American privilege is not having to waste energy thinking about _____________ . Zionist American privilege is not having to waste energy thinking about _____________ and dismissing ____________ .

I don't want to have to pretend to be normal to be considered worthy of love.

Does sexism still exist? Many men say no. Does the confederate flag represent racism? Many white southerners say no. Do Palestinians face genocidal policies by Israel? Many zionists say no. Privilege is blinding.

the scholars don't know what they don't know about experience and the artists don't know the discipline of scholarship.

some ppl don't know they are a stereotype of themselves.