Tip-Off #108 - Through the Looking Glass, Again
"Misrecognition is oppression, imprisoning someone in a false and futile mode of being." - Charles Taylor, The Politics of Recognition.
We see a young man in baggy clothes and a hooded sweatshirt; many see a "troublemaker." Someone with a stern expression becomes the embodiment of disapproval. Men don't like to talk about their feelings; women are overly emotional. Arab women are docile, male-dominated, and speechless. A distinguished colleague is a right…
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