""It's especially bad when it happens in progressive media, which makes an effort—or at least pays..."

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"It's especially bad when it happens in progressive media, which makes an effort—or at least pays lip service—to promote the idea that media diversity isn't just an optional thing but a necessity."

Asked what he thinks about a white-dude panel boycott, Ackerman said it makes sense. "It's within our power and it's up to us to say, 'Why don't you include my colleague who works on something similar, who has possibly more to say because they're not listened to as frequently,'" he says. "And if we don't do it, there's no incentive for people organizing these things to think more critically about why it is they're not including these diverse voices."

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Why White Men Should Refuse to Be on Panels of All White Men - Media - GOOD - StumbleUpon

Definitely a better/more thoughtful way to use privilege. But also rough because the white cis dudes remain the gate keepers.

Getting people to move over and give up privileges is a fucking uphill battle if there ever was one.