Comments on: The personal and the political http://www.raisingmyboychick.com/2009/07/the-personal-and-the-political/ Feminist thoughts inspired by parenting a presumably-straight white male Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:35:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: …now what does that mean in the real world? « Raising My Boychick http://www.raisingmyboychick.com/2009/07/the-personal-and-the-political/#comment-5164 …now what does that mean in the real world? « Raising My Boychick Sun, 28 Feb 2010 23:35:39 +0000 http://www.raisingmyboychick.com/2009/07/the-personal-and-the-political/#comment-5164 [...] The personal and the political [...] [...] The personal and the political [...]

]]> By: Margaret http://www.raisingmyboychick.com/2009/07/the-personal-and-the-political/#comment-1569 Margaret Thu, 01 Oct 2009 06:10:25 +0000 http://www.raisingmyboychick.com/2009/07/the-personal-and-the-political/#comment-1569 I just found this website and I've so far managed to read to hear in a night! So engaging. But I read this post and just had to comment this based on the experiences of a person with a political science degree: the political is simply - who gets what, when, why and how. It is as simple and as complicated as that. Who is doing the giving? Who is doing the getting? and et al are both personal - because unless you're a hermit in a super-duper bomb shelter you participate in life - and impersonal because there is no way to predict all consequences and know each and every person an issue deals with personally. At the end of the day, resources and power are the same. Just thought you might like that food for thought! I just found this website and I’ve so far managed to read to hear in a night! So engaging.

But I read this post and just had to comment this based on the experiences of a person with a political science degree: the political is simply – who gets what, when, why and how. It is as simple and as complicated as that.

Who is doing the giving? Who is doing the getting? and et al are both personal – because unless you’re a hermit in a super-duper bomb shelter you participate in life – and impersonal because there is no way to predict all consequences and know each and every person an issue deals with personally.

At the end of the day, resources and power are the same.

Just thought you might like that food for thought!

]]> By: Arwyn http://www.raisingmyboychick.com/2009/07/the-personal-and-the-political/#comment-646 Arwyn Wed, 05 Aug 2009 08:51:00 +0000 http://www.raisingmyboychick.com/2009/07/the-personal-and-the-political/#comment-646 Wow, that is an intelligent question! Thank you Gayle. In fact, that was such a fabulous question, <a href="http://www.raisingmyboychick.com/2009/08/how-else-would-you-have-us-say-it/" rel="nofollow">I wrote a whole post answering it</a>. Thank you for the inspiration! Wow, that is an intelligent question! Thank you Gayle.

In fact, that was such a fabulous question, I wrote a whole post answering it. Thank you for the inspiration!

]]> By: Gayle http://www.raisingmyboychick.com/2009/07/the-personal-and-the-political/#comment-644 Gayle Wed, 05 Aug 2009 05:21:43 +0000 http://www.raisingmyboychick.com/2009/07/the-personal-and-the-political/#comment-644 I wish I had something equally as brilliant to say in response to this great post...sadly, it's late in the day (early in the morning?) and the fires are low. Perhaps a question is more intelligent at this point. I have seen debates on the subjects you mention where one side mentions that what the other side has said hurts them/shames them/makes them feel inadequate. To which the other side replies, "How else would you have us say it?" What are you thoughts on that power shifting? Or is some hurt inevitable, even if it is unintended, especially in these subjects which are so emotionally charged to begin with? I wish I had something equally as brilliant to say in response to this great post…sadly, it’s late in the day (early in the morning?) and the fires are low. Perhaps a question is more intelligent at this point. I have seen debates on the subjects you mention where one side mentions that what the other side has said hurts them/shames them/makes them feel inadequate. To which the other side replies, “How else would you have us say it?” What are you thoughts on that power shifting? Or is some hurt inevitable, even if it is unintended, especially in these subjects which are so emotionally charged to begin with?

]]> By: Sara http://www.raisingmyboychick.com/2009/07/the-personal-and-the-political/#comment-516 Sara Sun, 12 Jul 2009 22:27:26 +0000 http://www.raisingmyboychick.com/2009/07/the-personal-and-the-political/#comment-516 This very much got my thoughts rolling about the story I'd like to share. However it's not mine TO share...so I must first go ask the partner his permission to share it..as it's his, not mine. ;) I dig this post. I wish I had something better to comment with because I see this as a "trend" of sorts...lol. It's none the less true though. This very much got my thoughts rolling about the story I'd like to share. However it's not mine TO share…so I must first go ask the partner his permission to share it..as it's his, not mine. ;) I dig this post. I wish I had something better to comment with because I see this as a "trend" of sorts…lol. It's none the less true though.

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