Dear João,
I would hope that, after sending your (hopefully) last contribution to this
thread, you will take the time to actually try to read and understand what
we, in the Decolonial Design platform, as well as others here, have
generously and patiently attempted to make clear for you (without having
any obligation to do so), and that you have failed - spectacularly - to
grasp.
When you state things such as
"The editorial statement to which I was replying establishes broad
generalisations as absolute divides such as: Europe vs the rest of the
world or north vs south. Generalisations such as these are inflammatory and
unhelpful. It is a simplistic *us versus them*; it is clearly political
(which was the main point of my post)."
you are making it abundantly clear that, from your perspective as an
individual who benefits from colonialism (and as a Brazilian, this point is
quite dear to my heart) you decided to speak before you deigned to listen
to those who have to live with its consequences. Don't worry: this is a
common attitude. This platform is here to challenge that, precisely.
There is a vast amount of literature which dissects why and how colonialism
has been pivotal in articulating what is deemed as valid knowledge, and why
there is an urgent need for shifting, for redirecting this. If you had
cared to inform yourself before answering you would have known. But worry
you not: this platform will be a good resource for this, too.
That being said, it would be great if European/Northern men stopped, at
least for a brief while, to try to hijack conversations that are not about
them. The world is, quite unfortunately, already filled with your loud
voices; it is about time we get some space for ours too, and in our terms.
In other words: this thread could benefit so much more from propositions,
references, and interested collaborators – as it was happening before –,
than from this type of racist attitude.
tl;dr: this is not about you.
On 29 June 2016 at 19:29, Mariam Asad <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Dear João:
>
> Manners and politeness are often coded concepts used to silence and
> delegitimize dissenting opinions, often of disenfranchised or marginalized
> folks. I pulled up a quick google search for you, which has tons of results
> on the topic, which you’ll hopefully find helpful:
> https://www.google.com/search?q=tone+policing&oq=tone+policing&aqs=chrome..69i57j0l5.6632j0j4&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
> <
> https://www.google.com/search?q=tone+policing&oq=tone+policing&aqs=chrome..69i57j0l5.6632j0j4&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
> >
>
> I hope you read this as a bold critique and not nonsense! I am trying to
> be as civilized as I can in hopes that this mode of communication is more
> palatable to you than a “rude” one. I do want to state— if I may do so so
> boldly— that I’m not interested in a debate or a discussion about this, so
> please don’t bother responding as I really don’t care about your thoughts
> about this. Thank you!
>
> tl;dr: fuck politeness, sometimes your feelings need to get hurt in order
> to learn and grow as a scholar and human
>
> Have a great day!
>
> -mariam
>
> —
> Mariam Asad
> PhD Student, Digital Media, Georgia Institute of Technology
> @mariamnotmiriam || www.notmiriam.com || 404-735-8505
>
> > On Jun 29, 2016, at 1:04 PM, João Ferreira <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
> >
> > Dear Carl, (and any other list member that might think that manners and
> > politeness are preposterous European ideas that should be discarded)
> >
> > If you’re addressing the whole list please write “dear all” at the
> > beginning of your post; on the other hand, if you wish to address a
> > particular participant in the discussion you should indicate your
> intention
> > thus: “Dear, persons name”.
> >
> > Otherwise your post reads like a terribly impolite aside, which would be
> > rude in person and — it’s my view — is also rude in an internet forum
> such
> > as this one.
> >
> > Concerning your tirade; with your post you missed an opportunity to
> engage
> > with some of the ideas that have been brought to the discussion,
> therefore
> > fulfilling your own prophecy that it is impossible to discuss any idea on
> > this list.
> >
> > You see, where some might see a “bold critique” others might read a bunch
> > of nonsense; the way civilised societies deal with this kind of situation
> > is through something called “debate” (another despicable European idea?).
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> >
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