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Straight privilege.
You know, I was sitting in class last week listening to one of my teacher relay a funny story to us about her husband. And I thought about how often all of my other teachers will talk about their husbands or say âMy husband did this, I went there with my husbandâ and so forth. Hell, in my Lang class my teacher regularly relates experiences of her and her husbandâs to whatever piece weâre studying to help us analyze. And today I listened to a sub talk about how excited she was for her wedding, how great her fiance is, and the house they have.Â
Itâs just a small example of straight privilege to be able to talk about those things. Not just in the classroom, but in other professional settings too. If a queer teacher one day said âMy partner and IâŚ.â; or a male teacher âMy husband and IâŚâ there would be obvious discomfort and that teacher would be accussed of âshoving their lifestyle down the studentsâ throatsâ. But because straight teachers do it all the time no one thinks of it.
Donât get me wrong. I like it when teachers open up about their personal lives because I think that itâs possible to learn better and be more involved in class when you have a more personal connection with your teacher. But now I canât help but think what an incredible privilege it is to be able to casually say to your students/co-workers/etc âMy wife and I had the most hectic weekendâ and have no one think twice about it.
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You ever hear that old chestnut about how most people neglect the part of the story of Icarus where he also had to avoid flying too low, lest the spray of the sea soak his feathers and cause him to fall and drown? You ever think about how different the world would be if Icarus died that way instead? If the idiom was to Fly To Close To The Sea? A warning against playing it far too safe, about not stretching your wings and soaring properly? You ever think about how Icarus died because he was happy?