things that are fucked up
so i have to read the book the success principles for my career seminar for the journalism dept. and basically it’s a motivational/self-help book about how to have a successful career/be a successful person.
except it’s seriously fucked up. it’s basically a how-to guide to be successful if you are a white, rich, male. the first principle he discusses in the book is to take responsibility for your life. makes sense in theory, but all his examples are incredibly fucked. he basically says you can’t blame anything on racism, you can’t blame your gender on why you didn’t get a job or why you can’t make as much money as men.
oh and he indulges in some ridiculously victim-blaming language and even uses this wonderful example:
You didn’t demand he join you in counseling or leave the first time he hit you, so now you’re still getting hit.
victim-blaming much? he should probably be made aware of the fact that not everyone can just up and leave an abusive relationship even if they want to. sometimes it’s because they have nowhere else to go, no money or their lives are threatened. it’s fucked up, but it’s not the person’s fault that they’re in that situation and can’t easily get out.
