See, I think somewhere we've conflated sameness and equality. (I know I said that last night. Maybe I like saying it.) Equality is me treating a woman appropriately because I respect her as an individual. That's different than treating a woman as if she's the same as another woman. (That's a freefall to the dog house!) By the sameness=equality concept, I shouldn't be surprised if Molly can cook collard greens so good it makes me want to drink the pot liquor. And maybe I shouldn't. But I would. I can't even think of a word for how surprised I would be. (The best I can come up with is "thunderstruck" but that doesn't even begin to describe it.) Maybe I'm off base on this one, but I don't think so. Like I said, the important thing is how I treat her. It's like the difference between being prejudiced and being racist. [...]
| Please, please, please go back for the rest of "Prejudice" at Avery Tooley's Stereo Describes My Scenario
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