Submitted by anon (not verified) on Mon, 05/13/2019 - 14:28
On the subject of the Bookfair -
It's sad to me that an attempt to get away from how accountability is usually enforced though the "dangerous space" policy really just ended up being a bunch of kids being passive-aggressive dicks because they perceived that they were being disrespected. The stated intent of this policy was that "everyone who attends is expected to utilize their own individual agency in directly dealing with and solving their problems with others." While in theory this could have meant people trying to actively work out a conflict with each other face to face, it seems like it ended up being just another attempt at enforcing group norms through faceless bullying. The bold claim of disavowing a policing role just ends up with policing by a different name - but hey, they didn't kick Aragorn! out, so they're not moralists or something.
So I guess an alternative might be to encourage working out conflicts in a face to face manner? One can dream!
On the subject of the Bookfair -
It's sad to me that an attempt to get away from how accountability is usually enforced though the "dangerous space" policy really just ended up being a bunch of kids being passive-aggressive dicks because they perceived that they were being disrespected. The stated intent of this policy was that "everyone who attends is expected to utilize their own individual agency in directly dealing with and solving their problems with others." While in theory this could have meant people trying to actively work out a conflict with each other face to face, it seems like it ended up being just another attempt at enforcing group norms through faceless bullying. The bold claim of disavowing a policing role just ends up with policing by a different name - but hey, they didn't kick Aragorn! out, so they're not moralists or something.
So I guess an alternative might be to encourage working out conflicts in a face to face manner? One can dream!