Identity & Queerness
Though McLean holds space for anyone defining themselves as non-binary, whether or not they’re also trans, he contends that “while each individual has autonomy and agency to classify themselves (or not) how they see fit, we can’t act like, for example, patriarchy isn’t still standing there with a belt and a switch and a gun in his hand.” The... See more
xtramagazine.com • What Does It Really Mean to Be Non-Binary? | Xtra Magazine
Da’Shaun Harrison’s relationship to their gender is both infinite and finite. Infinite because the Atlanta-based writer and activist sees being non-binary as “an imagined future,” something they’re always aspiring to, something that is so far beyond the man-woman binary that it delegitimizes gender altogether. Finite because non-binary people exist... See more
xtramagazine.com • What Does It Really Mean to Be Non-Binary? | Xtra Magazine
Just being ourselves becomes a guise, behind which we fashion ourselves to be – in the worldly scale of values – someone who counts.
When your authenticity is an act, something’s gone wrong | Psyche Ideas
Without realizing it, you—like everyone else—are very likely operating under two very flawed assumptions: first, that other people see you objectively as you are, and, second, that other people see you as you see yourself.
Heidi Grant Halvorson Ph.D • No One Understands You and What to Do About It
Useful personal traits are cultivated in interaction with the appropriation of unusual or unusually combined objects, experiences, styles and identities – a rare breed of dog, special cooking techniques, the obscure knowledge of sneaker brands, an offbeat musical style, a novel sexual orientation, and so on. Together, they’re put to work as the... See more
When your authenticity is an act, something’s gone wrong | Psyche Ideas
Collective memory and data visualization: an independent study
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de.pinterest.comthose with higher socioeconomic status are somewhat dehumanized by their experience of wealth and power. Because they depend less on others to get what they want, they become more self-focused, less aware of those around them, and less likely to experience empathy.