Keynote: Deconstructing Privilege (C++ on Sea 2019)
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Can you describe a situation that caused you to realize you were privileged? I have asked many people that question now, and what I have learned is that privilege is an Unconscious Incompetence. Being privileged is a non-event. When we become conscious of it we realize that our privileged experience is not applicable to less privileged people. What happens to them does not happen to us. Only when we become Consciously Incompetent do we realize the need to listen. We need to learn. In this talk I hope to make you realize that we all have privilege and to start a journey through self reflection to becoming Consciously Incompetent. I hope also to give some indicators and patterns that you can look for in your daily lives to recognize and maybe even to correct imbalances you see.
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- 8. @pati_gallardo “That’s rude!” Definitely offensive Maybe offensive? Unconscious Competence Conscious Competence Conscious Incompetence Wrong Analysis Right Intuition Right Analysis Swearing in a Foreign Language Unconscious Incompetence Fun! Wrong Intuition 8
- 9. @pati_gallardo “Your privilege is showing” Privilege is real Privilege might be real Unconscious Competence Conscious Competence Conscious Incompetence Wrong Analysis Right Intuition Right Analysis Becoming Conscious of Privilege Unconscious Incompetence Privilege is a myth! Wrong Intuition I don’t believe this is a problem because I don’t experience it!9
- 10. Conscious Incompetence Results in Listening @pati_gallardo10
- 11. @pati_gallardo But let’s start from the beginning…
- 12. So What Is Privilege? @pati_gallardo12
- 13. Most people have experienced hardship@pati_gallardo
- 14. Privilege is Being Spared a Hardship @pati_gallardo14
- 15. @pati_gallardo Do you worry about which pronoun you use for your partner? 15
- 16. @pati_gallardo Has anyone at work ever asked you how you have sex with your partner? 16
- 17. @pati_gallardo Has anyone at work ever commented on your weight? 17
- 18. @pati_gallardo Has anyone at work ever asked you what your genitalia looks like? 18
- 19. @pati_gallardo Has anyone ever shushed you in a meeting? 19
- 20. @pati_gallardo Are you expected to always be meek and accommodating? 20
- 21. Are certain jobs unavailable to you because of language/accent? 21 @pati_gallardo
- 22. Do people ridicule you as a parent because of your gender? 22 @pati_gallardo
- 23. @pati_gallardo Do you get time off for your religious holidays? 23
- 24. @pati_gallardo Do people refuse to use your name? And instead uses painful a name?24
- 25. Have you ever worried about whether you can attend an event? 25 @pati_gallardo
- 26. Has anyone asked you if you belonged at an event? 26 @pati_gallardo
- 27. Have you ever had your visa denied?@pati_gallardo 27
- 28. Do you trust Police and Authorities? @pati_gallardo 28
- 29. - Sexual Orientation - Gender Identity - Gender - Racial / Ethnic - Ability - Neurotypical - Age Examples of Privilege 29 @pati_gallardo
- 30. - Language - Citizenship - Religion - Socio-Economic Background - Class / Accent - Education 30 @pati_gallardo Examples of Privilege
- 31. Passing Privilege How arbitrary is privilege? @pati_gallardo 31
- 35. Privilege is Being Spared a Hardship @pati_gallardo35
- 38. - Competitive Communication Style - Downplaying Issues and Concerns - Interpreting POC (and Women) as Angry - Not Trusting Women's Experiences and Expertise @pati_gallardo 38 Patterns in Problematic Communication https://twitter.com/ErynnBrook/status/1001881209733988352
- 39. Examples of Problematic Communication @pati_gallardo39 (These are rarely done accidentally or in good faith) (They are often paired with a refusal to back off)
- 42. @pati_gallardo “Sea lioning [...] is a type of trolling or harassment which consists of pursuing people with persistent requests for evidence or repeated questions. The harasser who uses this tactic also uses fake civility so as to discredit their target.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_lioning 42
- 44. “The technical definition of mansplaining is when a man explains something to a woman that she already knows, often in a condescending tone.” Erynn Brook @ErynnBrook https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/jun/06/is-th e-term-mansplaining-sexist-google-autocomplete @pati_gallardo 44
- 45. When in pain Most people swear @pati_gallardo 45
- 47. “Drawing attention to the tone rather than content of a statement can allow other parties to avoid engaging with sound arguments presented in that statement, thus undermining the original party's attempt to communicate and effectively shutting them down.” http://geekfeminism.wikia.com/wiki/Tone_argument @pati_gallardo 47
- 48. Not All Men An example of tone policing @pati_gallardo 48
- 49. What Can You Do? @pati_gallardo49
- 50. @pati_gallardo “Your privilege is showing” Privilege is real Privilege might be real Unconscious Competence Conscious Competence Conscious Incompetence Wrong Analysis Right Intuition Right Analysis Becoming Conscious of Privilege Unconscious Incompetence Privilege is a myth! Wrong Intuition I don’t believe this is a problem because I don’t experience it!50
- 51. @pati_gallardo “Your privilege is showing” Privilege is real Privilege might be real Unconscious Competence Conscious Competence Conscious Incompetence Wrong Analysis Right Intuition Right Analysis Becoming Conscious of Privilege Unconscious Incompetence Privilege is a myth! Wrong Intuition I believe this is a problem But I don’t Understand it
- 52. Listening & Educating Yourself @pati_gallardo
- 53. Become aware that situations that you experience as uneventful can be hostile or even dangerous to others. For no other reason than for example their gender, gender identity, sexuality, skin color or physical/psychological disability. @pati_gallardo
- 54. - Use google - read and watch videos - Follow people on Twitter Do not ask minorities to explain or justify. Read what they write without expecting them to teach you.@pati_gallardo How? Educate yourself 54
- 55. Lending Privilege (google it!) @pati_gallardo 55
- 56. Use Your Privilege to Lift Others Up @pati_gallardo - Partner with them - React when they are ignored - Call out your peers on their prejudice - Sponsoring them by supporting their careers 56
- 57. @pati_gallardo
- 58. What Is the Impact of Privilege? @pati_gallardo58
- 59. It is natural to want to take credit for one's own success - we often don’t want to admit to ourselves that we have gotten help @pati_gallardo59
- 61. Intersectionality Privilege multiplies, so does lack of it @pati_gallardo 61
- 62. Privilege is Being Spared a Hardship @pati_gallardo62
- 63. Situations that you experience as uneventful can be hostile or even dangerous to others @pati_gallardo63
- 64. It doesn’t mean your life was easy, it just means you didn’t get this additional burden @pati_gallardo64
- 65. Becoming aware of our privileges opens us up to listening & learning @pati_gallardo65
- 67. This Talk has a Very Western Point of View Please Reach Out With Other Perspectives @pati_gallardo 67
- 68. - Junior / Senior - Self Taught / CS Degree - Learning / Teaching - Feminine / Masculine - People of Color / White Folks - Women, Other Genders / Men - Disabled / Abled@pati_gallardo Power Dynamics in Pair Programming: @sarahmei 68
- 69. The Power of Agile: https://youtu.be/YL-6RCTywbc
- 72. Mental Health Consequences of being Marginalized @pati_gallardo 72
- 73. Healthcare for Women, especially Women of Color @pati_gallardo 73