Comments on: The Sexism Post http://blog.meyerbros.org/2007/03/09/the-sexism-post/ things we think Mon, 22 Mar 2010 05:12:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.5 by: carl http://blog.meyerbros.org/2007/03/09/the-sexism-post/#comment-7525 Fri, 09 Mar 2007 21:51:57 +0000 http://blog.meyerbros.org/2007/03/09/the-sexism-post/#comment-7525 Good answer. In other words, self-reflection is hard, and navel-gazing isn't. Good answer. In other words, self-reflection is hard, and navel-gazing isn’t.

]]> by: eric http://blog.meyerbros.org/2007/03/09/the-sexism-post/#comment-7517 Fri, 09 Mar 2007 16:14:34 +0000 http://blog.meyerbros.org/2007/03/09/the-sexism-post/#comment-7517 Hyperbole is the _only_ way to post. We were comparing to the generally leftist blogs - especially the ones that are somehow putting so much energy into fighting <em>for</em> sexism. Navel gazing, in my mind, is more wishy-washy than honest personal reflection. It usually involves a lot of cliched rationalizations, and not much substance. Personal reflection actually asks difficult questions, and puts itself on the line. It's not the most objective measure, but none of the more interesting ones are. Hyperbole is the _only_ way to post. We were comparing to the generally leftist blogs - especially the ones that are somehow putting so much energy into fighting for sexism.

Navel gazing, in my mind, is more wishy-washy than honest personal reflection. It usually involves a lot of cliched rationalizations, and not much substance. Personal reflection actually asks difficult questions, and puts itself on the line.

It’s not the most objective measure, but none of the more interesting ones are.

]]> by: carl http://blog.meyerbros.org/2007/03/09/the-sexism-post/#comment-7504 Fri, 09 Mar 2007 09:00:12 +0000 http://blog.meyerbros.org/2007/03/09/the-sexism-post/#comment-7504 Great post. I'm not sure I'd say it's _only_ feminist bloggers who do those things (there are some great anti-racist blogs out there too, for instance) - but if you're just comparing feminist blogs to generically leftist non-feminists blogs, definitely. Slightly off-topic question: how do you define navel-gazing? I was wondering about this after my earlier post today. What's the dividing line between useless navel-gazing and much-needed self-reflection, and how do I learn to recognize it? Just curious what you think. Great post. I’m not sure I’d say it’s _only_ feminist bloggers who do those things (there are some great anti-racist blogs out there too, for instance) - but if you’re just comparing feminist blogs to generically leftist non-feminists blogs, definitely.

Slightly off-topic question: how do you define navel-gazing? I was wondering about this after my earlier post today. What’s the dividing line between useless navel-gazing and much-needed self-reflection, and how do I learn to recognize it? Just curious what you think.

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