Poll-type thingie post:

[capri0mni]

So -- I'm thinking of creating a thing to share about bipedal/mobility privilege -- as a YouTube video and, also, maybe a Flick'r slideshow, and also a series of all-text posts-essays. I figure, done once in one format, should be relatively easy to convert to another (especially since the "video" will be made from still images, anyway, and those images will mostly be panels of people talking with speech and thought balloons)...

So: If I break this up into a series, of maybe three minutes of video / 600 words of text sized chunks (guesstimate):

Question 1:

A] Should I devote the whole first chunk to what I mean by "privilege" and why I think it's a good thing, but people have hang-ups about it, 'cause it's also a complicated thing (and some of what makes it complicated, including the privileges I do have, and those I don't, and how they balance out)?

B] Or should I just touch on my chosen metaphor for privilege (I.E. VIP Pass and the Red Velvet Rope) at the beginning of the first chunk, and leave the nuanced discussion of privilege-in-the-abstract for another time (so the first chunk will have some talk of privilege and one or two examples)?

C] (Facetious) Does anyone else have the urge to spell "privilege" with a 'd', same as "knowledge"? Or is that just me?

Question 2:

A] Should I group privileges together by theme (I.E. "architecture," "transportation," "education and employment," "public assumptions and manners")?

B] Or should I mix-and-match?

Question 3: The list of privileges I came up with on December 10: http://capriuni.dreamwidth.org/608976.html had 21 items, 3 of which I "borrowed" verbatim from "B-tch on Wheels" blog (I did not reword those at the time because I was working quickly; I will reword them if I include them this time around).

A] Is 21 items a good number (leading to a series of maybe five or six videos)?

B] Or is it too much (depending on how you look at them some are redundant)?

C] Or is it too short?

Um, yeah. That's all of what I'm wondering at the moment...

Comments

[spiralsheep]

Does anyone else have the urge to spell "privilege" with a 'd'

Nah, a privi-ledge is a shelf in the loo. ;-P

[capri0mni]

so that's what it's called...

[pebblerocker]

I can definitely see the sense in not dwelling on the privilege thing too much in the first episode, to avoid raising the hackles and fit in more examples; I think that's more educational overall. I certainly learn new concepts better with examples mixed in with theory.

3: Depending on the audience you're going for -- I don't think 20-ish is too short at all. Maybe you can combine the most similar items and discuss them in one segment.

[capri0mni]

Re: not dwelling on "privilege".

*nod*

I started wondering, 'cause of how jesse_the_k was wondering whether people, seeing me talk about specifically bipedal privilege would think I'm trying to compete in the "Oppression Olympics."

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Maybe, since you mention that you learn better wit a mix of examples and theory, I should start each video with a little touch of talking about different aspects of privilege -- like one facet at a time?

Maybe something like:

Video One: no blame in having privilege, it's only when you take it for granted that things get ugly.

Video Two: nearly everyone has some privilege, in some way, and the power it grants you depends on the situation (or maybe that's best for
last)

Video Three: Social privilege is mostly a matter of habit (this is the way we've always done it), and while there might have been valid reasons for one group to be privileged over others in the past, the world is changing so quickly and so much, if we want to keep up, perhaps we should examine our privilege systems to see if something else works better.

Video Four: sometimes you have to decide not to fight for every privilege (Sometimes, it's okay for people to have privileges you don't). And this is a matter of personal conscience (thinking specifically, in my personal case of accessibility in wildlife parks -- personally, I don't want every mountain trail to be paved over and made wheelchair accessible, if doing so would endanger the lives of other species; I'm perfectly happy to cede first-hand experience of remote places to those who can easily climb mountains, and bring back photographs for me to see).

And so on?

[pebblerocker]

That sounds great!

[capri0mni]

Okie-doke, then!

[jesse_the_k]

both 2 and 3 are informed by the underlying issue of "same struggle, different difference." I'd suggest that a grouping principle which ends up making surprising bedfellows is best, cause surprise teaches.

[capri0mni]

So "mix and match?"

[jesse_the_k]

Yes! You're good at the brevity, I'm good at the bloviation :,)

[capri0mni]

"Bloviate" is such a great word (even if Google's spellcheck is confused by it).