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I am really sorry to hear that he quit instead of being fired. If he were fired, he could get unemployment and would probably have a better case against them -- "unlawful termination of employment" or something. I hope he does report it, though.

The second part: I am so exhausted by that stuff right now idek. I'm thinking that class privilege may be the most blinding one, at least for educated white women in the U.S. So many people end up armored in jargon and bad feelings that they can't even see outside any longer, and I want to tell them to turn off the internet and go have fun, let some air into their lives, but you know how that would be taken.

But... being British really isn't less privileged than being American, especially on a local scale. If I lived in Britain, I would have been able to get surgery last year. The U.S. might be the richest country in the world, but it's also got one of the greatest economic disparities in the world. The U.S is an extraordinarily unsafe country to live in; our violent crime rates are massive. Our social safety net is a joke.

I've been deeply uncomfortable with how "appropriation" is used for some time now, ever since I saw someone claim that cooking Chinese food was being appropriating and you shouldn't do it unless you're Chinese. I hate the idea that people aren't allowed to get ideas and inspiration wherever. It's how you use things that's important. Imo, talk about appropriation has now gotten to the point where the term, once useful, has lost all meaning. But virtually everything in the SJ sphere seems to have gotten to that point. Whoever can tally up the least privileges and can prove they were the most upset by something wins.