Going a bit far with pronoun usage again

[vulcanlogician]

I suspect that Normal Stuff™ sounds different to people who are not a part of the normal that society is organized around.  When we think of a future world where people are making us uncomfortable with their casual wokeness and pronoun use...weeeeeeell...we're probably feeling something like what those people are feeling now.

We're getting awfully vocal about it as we tell them to shut up.  Should be instructive.

That's one thing I like about the woke movement. It puts the shoe on the other foot. I think a lot of people might benefit from that... if they happen to reflect on the experience, anyway.

But at the same time, "Ladies and Gentlemen... boys and girls," is something of a colloquialism. Sure... buried in it are some long held gender norms. But you can hardly find an intent in those who repeat it that expresses anything about gender norms. What I think is: woke culture might do better to start a conversation about it rather than ringing the alarm bells, pointing fingers, or starting a shitstorm. There are times when a shitstorm is called for. But if shitstorms become ubiquitous, they'll lose their effect.

A lot of people aren't familiar with critical theory. When they hear about stuff like this, they're like "What the fuck?" To them, they're repeating something they've heard a million times ("Ladies and gentlemen..."). It's so cliche, it's devoid of intent. So people don't see why they should be faulted for saying things like this.

Aside from that, you have copycats around. "Dress up and play anarchist." But when they log off the internet, they resume loving capitalism with all their heart and soul. Insincere activists bug the shit out of me. I don't think anyone wants that to become commonplace. But that could very well happen. That's not good.

And, mind you, I will always side with the outcasts and the oppressed. I don't feel the least bit bothered by the deconstruction of gender norms. It's a fine activity. But bitching and moaning on the internet is shallow activism. Capitalism rolls on, unaffected... and these days, pretty much ignored. Why aren't people shaming capitalists? I don't feel like this sort of activism will ever make progress.

I mean, I'm not trying to complain or express offense at wokeness. I see a lot of good in it. But their methods could use a little critiquing methinks. And that's what I'm doing. Weak activism is weak activism. There's too much posturing and not enough substance.