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Tweak says, "Save the cheerleader"

schmevil (schmevil) wrote in scans_daily,
@ 2009-08-19 18:40:00

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Resources
At Scans Daily we recognize that not everyone starts from the same place in discussions about privilege and discrimination. We have put together a list of resources to help us navigate this difficult area. Additionally, we've included some netiquette and slang guides, and other helpful links.

LJ Communities | The 101s | Privilege | Conversation

LJ Communities

The 101s

Privilege

Conversation

How To Ask Good Questions
"How To Tell People They Sound Racist." (The moderators of Scans Daily are choosing to link to this video because it's a popular resource used in discussions of how to start dialogue. We don't intend to suggest that it's the only way to start a dialogue, nor the only method our members should use.)
What I learned About Tone
Thoughts on disability and respectful language
Godwin's Law
How to post about Nazis and get away with it - the Godwin's Law FAQ
Geek Etiquette
The Unofficial Smiley Dictionary
Internet Slang Dictionary

This list is only a start. If there is a resource you would like added to, or removed from this list, please let us know. We consider this project a work in progress to be updated and revised on a semi-regular basis.

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	taggerung301 2009-08-19 10:49 pm UTC (link)
	an Internet Slang Dictionary!!! thank you schmevil - I need this badly :D (Reply to this) (Thread)

	schmevil 2009-08-19 10:55 pm UTC (link)
	I just found that one yesterday. :D (Reply to this) (Parent)

	mattshepherd 2009-08-19 10:57 pm UTC (link)
	So I checked the Internet Slang Dictionary and I still have no idea what "motto" means. Is that just a funky in-joke way of saying "ditto"? (Reply to this) (Thread)

	angelophile 2009-08-19 11:06 pm UTC (link)
	That's more specific to Scans_Daily. The Scans_Daily motto is - "It's never just you." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	box_in_the_box 2009-08-20 12:20 am UTC (link)
	No, because a shit-ton of comms besides this one use that expression. Trying to credit s_d with "motto" would be like trying to credit Terminator 2 with inventing the phrase "Hasta la vista, baby." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	foxhack 2009-08-20 01:54 am UTC (link)
	Well, we made it look good. sticks out his tongue at you (Reply to this) (Parent)

	ashtoreth 2009-08-20 03:36 am UTC (link)
	Considering how long S_D has been around, and that the use of the term 'motto' was meant to indicate just how often someone said, "Is it just me--?" and someone "You are not the only one!", I'd like to see an older group who had the same giggly, poking fun, female-support dynamic habit. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	angelophile 2009-08-20 07:25 am UTC (link)
	When people use it here that's what they mean, anyways. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	khamelea 2009-08-20 08:22 am UTC (link)
	What would be your explanation for the term's etymology, if it wasn't scan daily's motto? (Reply to this) (Parent)

	punishermax 2009-08-20 03:26 pm UTC (link)
	Jesus Christ, FINALLY, that's been bugging me forever. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	petalsinthewind 2009-08-19 11:04 pm UTC (link)
	I love Jay Smooth. (Reply to this)

	neuhallidae 2009-08-19 11:07 pm UTC (link)
	As a potential addition: Derailing for Dummies. It's admittedly tongue-in-cheek, but it has a good point about the sort of arguments that come up in attempts to skew a conversation. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	schmevil 2009-08-20 02:58 am UTC (link)
	I clicked, saw the giant "Congratulations - you have privilege!" and loled heartily. :) Thanks for the link. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	dr_hermes 2009-08-20 05:01 am UTC (link)
	If you don't have privilege, you likely would have "entitlement", so maybe it works out. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	schmevil 2009-08-20 05:04 am UTC (link)
	I'm not sure what you mean by that. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

dr_hermes
2009-08-20 05:33 am UTC (link)

Oh, "entitlement" is often used as a counterpart to "privilege." ("The world owes me," that sort of thing.) I don't know if the numbers are equal or not, and of course most people don't see themselves as having either privilege or entitlement problems.

And I really should have specified that was a generic "you," not you as an individual. As in, "You work and save and what happens? The company closes." I wasn't addressing that to you specifically. (Maybe English could use a word for the generic "you"?)

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	tzipwich.dreamwidth.org 2009-08-20 01:46 pm UTC (link)
	(Maybe English could use a word for the generic "you"?) "One." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	dr_hermes 2009-08-21 03:05 am UTC (link)
	Oh, yes. Thanks, I'll use that. It sounds a bit formal but that is fine with me. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	schmevil 2009-08-20 05:03 am UTC (link)
	And having now read it through - I really like this piece, and despite its tongue-in-cheekness, think it will be a good addition. Thanks again. :) (Reply to this) (Parent)

	fredneil.livejournal.com 2009-08-20 03:36 am UTC (link)
	That'll come in handy. On another forum, I get a lot of grief whenever I call out something I find antisemitic, and that grief usually takes the from of something mentioned on that page. From now on, I'll just post the link and tell them to cut and paste their responses. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	ashtoreth 2009-08-20 03:47 am UTC (link)
	You gotta be kidding..people have used that 'it was a social experiment!' often enough for it to be a cliche? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	schmevil 2009-08-20 03:50 am UTC (link)
	It's even in the Fandom Wank Wiki. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	neuhallidae 2009-08-20 04:20 am UTC (link)
	You'd be amazed at how often it came up during SciFi RaceFail and the Warnings Wank, along with its sister excuse "Learning Experience". And that's just the big ones. It comes up all the time in particularly stupid FanficRants wanks. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	zegim 2009-08-20 04:41 am UTC (link)
	I've seen it being used pretty often actually. And yes, it surprised me the first time I saw it. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	chains_of_irony 2009-08-20 10:39 am UTC (link)
	That is just brilliant. bookmarks (Reply to this) (Parent)

	colonel_green 2009-08-20 04:42 pm UTC (link)
	Not saying there isn't a lot of truth to the use of stuff like that, but the overarching message that often seems to come across to me from sites like that is that it's impossible to disagree with someone in actual good faith in these situations. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	the_eleven 2009-08-20 06:51 am UTC (link)
	Generally very reasonable, although I disagree that cultural appropriation should be stifled and the Bering Strait thing makes me headdesk. (Reply to this)

	goldenbrowngod 2009-08-21 06:02 pm UTC (link)
	Nice list (well I haven gone through all the sites yet) what brought on posting it? (Reply to this)

	parsimonia 2009-10-01 08:32 pm UTC (link)
	You may have already seen this since it's making the rounds on LJ, but just in case: The Do's and Don'ts of Being a Good Ally (Reply to this)