But don't people learn best from the experiences of the people actually living an experience? If only white cis males taught about being a transgendered individual (as with most topics), that wouldn't teach much, not in a genuine manner. I teach courses about working with kids with disabilities, and I'm open about the…
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There's a fundamental contradiction in what you're saying. You simultaneously say that white people shouldn't ask to be taught by black people (or cis people by trans people), and then say that no one cares about your background/how you grew up. That is literally what the people "asking to be taught" want to hear!
hahaha. Haha. Hahahahahaha.
Yeah well attacking people who are trying to understand certainly isn't going to do any good. You seem to have a fundamental disagreement with Ms. Cox on this matter.
Girl please. I'm just stating my opinion. Hell I get more offended when I'm told I talk white by any black person bc I can articulate my damn words
Yes. Sorry. Teach. Or not. If you don't, someone else will. This sucks, but it is what it is. Life is about learning. Why don't you enjoy enlightening people? It is the best feeling in the world, when I am able to convey my thoughts in such a way that someone sees a different perspective. It's beautiful. Teach. There…
while I agree mostly, I also want to point out how incredibly hard it can be to sort through the good, bad and perfectly awful information on the internet. Half the time when I'm researching stuff for my job online I just end up in rabbit holes of completely made up shit everyone takes as gospel.
I understand your point. I think, though, that the use of "articulate" to describe Cox in this context is directly related to the poise and grace with which she is able to discuss the topic, a topic that so many would (and have, like Couric) fumble over. Commenting on someone's excellent ability to communicate on a…
Cox is in fact very well spoken. More articulate than most PEOPLE.
I think that her life, up until when she found fame on the show, unfortunately prepared her too well for dumb comments and questions from bubbleheaded interviewers. I'm sure she's faced this for years, and has had a lot of time to think about how best to answer such people.
I'll admit I used to be an idiot too. I was never taught what being transgendered meant (or that it means different things to different people) so the physical transition I assumed was a given.
I don't think she has shit planned, I just think that the world is ridiculously fucking predictable.
No, she's just patient enough to play through the game on hard difficulty and never flinch or turn away. She's an integrator.
I only caught the second half of this today, but I was actually really happy that "Katie" was having another conversation about transgender issues. Once again Laverne Cox was unbelievably gorgeous and articulate!
Good thing Jack Torrance is a married man. Look how safe his wife feels!
Unfortunately, you don't need to travel all the way over to Afghanistan to see beaten and abused women.
Somebody needs to tell this to all those beaten and abused married women in Afghanistan. The married biological fathers over there didn't get the memo.