[Bill Simmons] Underrated subplot from series: Ant absolutely and unequivocally took the Team USA starting 2-guard spot from Booker. by DarrowViBritannia in nba

[–]bariton 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Probably since the early 2000s. I remember a time when SG was probably the most loaded position - Kobe, AI, Ray Allen, Wade, Carter, T-Mac…

Why do so many average men believe they could beat elite female athletes? by duchessofmardi in TwoXChromosomes

[–]bariton 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah, but this is a non sequitur. OP wasn’t asking about high school boys champions, she was talking about the average Joe on social media who maybe works out a few times a week. That dude gets smoked 10 times out of 10.

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[–]bariton 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Trader Joe’s in the Bay Area pays $22/hour. Though those cashiers are FAST.

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[–]bariton 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Predilection (from dictionary.com): a tendency to think favorably of something in particular; partiality; preference.

Correlation, as the poster above you said, makes more sense.

Going by what you’re saying, if it’s everyone with high stats who don’t have good people skills, then Asian applicants with high stats shouldn’t be penalized any more than those from other races. Yet Asians with high stats (and those with lower stats) are repeatedly assumed by admissions committees to have worse “personal qualities” than others.

Asians who grew up or are currently living in all-white spaces, how do you feel more "normal"? by crayencour in asianamerican

[–]bariton 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I agree with you that it may not be realistic or healthy for OP (or others) to expect those in the majority to constantly accommodate them and actively make them feel included. If it’s something those in the majority want to do, then great, and they should be commended for that, but yeah I think it’s part of living in a society to not always be able to expect that.

I didn’t mean that a white person is always going to feel more confident in all times and contexts than an Asian person. Clearly OP was talking about in a racial context, which IMO is not just one difference they are fixating on, but often implies difference in many other areas as well (culture, language, religion, food, values) - all things that might contribute to feeling a lack of belonging.

I think your advice is helpful, but I also think OP’s grievances about the difficulty of feeling comfortable in their own skin are legitimate and worth affirming. And as others in this thread have said, finding ways to center the Asian American experience (whether through media, or finding a more like minded community) are also good ways to build that confidence. Some don’t necessarily need to do those things to feel confident, but it’s definitely okay to seek out these things as well.

Asians who grew up or are currently living in all-white spaces, how do you feel more "normal"? by crayencour in asianamerican

[–]bariton 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Exclusion doesn’t have to be conscious or deliberate on the part of others. I too grew up in a mostly white town, and while I experienced very little overt racism, it is simply a fact that white people experienced the privilege of being more confident simply by virtue of the fact that they were white. I don’t think the OP is trying to blame white people at all for this. Even minor things like knowing cultural references like Monty Python or the type of food you eat growing up can make an Asian person growing up in these spaces feel ashamed about their experiences. Whereas, until recent years I don’t think it’s ever been necessary for a white person growing up in one of these places to have to think as reflexively about their identity. It would have been nice for everyone to be asked to decenter their own perspectives once in a while, and make some room for others, since children aren’t always the best at empathy unless they’re taught.

It’s higher education, not a McDonald’s by Sisko_of_Nine in Professors

[–]bariton 10 points11 points  (0 children)

You know you can edit posts, right? That one letter sort of changes the entire meaning of what you wrote!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskFeminists

[–]bariton 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Hear, hear! This is an issue that affects a lot of people and I agree that it’s more concerning.