MetaTalk posts tagged with class

Why are people who oppose racism often reluctant to discuss class?

shetterly — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:26:50 -0800

Why are people who oppose racism often reluctant to discuss class? In the Jackson Jive incident, five upperclass Australians, four white and one Indian, did an astonishingly racist skit that was paid for by the show's upperclass producers, yet in the discussion on MetaTalk, the idea that this might have something to do with class was only brought up as a joke. I noticed the reluctance years ago: For some antiracists, "class issues" is a square on their racist bingo card. When class divisions among blacks are so great that 40% of US blacks believe there are effectively two black races, I would think anyone interested in race would want to look at class also. Any study of race suggests that modern racism was developed and promoted by the rich to divide the poor. And yet, bringing up class in discussions of race often leads to the charge of derailment. Is this because class is the last taboo? Or can racism be considered without considering its context?

Stinking of gin...

gjc — Tue, 27 May 2008 06:25:18 -0800

Desired meta-post about the guy who wants to drink gin in class. Seriously, what's wrong with you people? If he is of age, and it's not against the rules of the University, and he doesn't intend to get obnoxious, who cares? And to go all meta, what the heck causes a thread to go all judgmental like this? There are other threads about WAY more self-destructive behavior, and there actually develops a anti-judgmental tone on the answers. Is it just the fault of the first few answers setting the tone?

Derail moved to MeTa: reading blogs in class

achmorrison — Thu, 08 Sep 2005 22:06:15 -0800

I would like to discuss the ethics of reading blogs during class.

Metafilter observations presented at 5th International Symposium on Online Journalism

thatwhichfalls — Thu, 13 May 2004 07:38:42 -0800

When the Audience is the Producer: The Art of the Collaborative Weblog (pdf), a presentation at the 5th International Symposium on Online Journalism by UT journalism grad student Lou Rutigliano has things to say about Metafilter. [more inside]