I cannot thank you enough for doing these videos/podcasts. They are like little brain pokers, going "poke, poke, wake up, brain, let's go and challenge some of those beliefs and points of view you insist on having." Engaging, with a lot of AHA, HUH, and NEVER-THOUGHT-ABOUT-IT-THAT-WAY moments. Thank you. Truly.
@@athomeinmyhead This episode specifically made me think about historical erasure from the point of view of someone from a different country. In our authoritarian past (Eastern Bloc) it was encouraged to criticize anything US or West related, with racism, classism, and evils of capitalism among popular topics. And yet some of the examples you mentioned were completely new information for me. So in a way that was the erasure of US history (and other countries) by different standards, with different parts muted or amplified, depending on which prejudices we "liked" or "disliked". One of adult life's big revelations was realizing that I need to relearn big parts of my education and social conditioning. :)
This segment reminded me of Henrietta Lacks. I only learned about her when by accident I came across a post on Facebook. Someone was talking about how many lives she have saved. I had no idea that her cells contributed to creating a vaccine for polio and more recently for the covid vaccine. Everyone benefited from her HeLa cells while her family continued to live in poverty, not knowing for the longest time what was stolen from their dead mother. In high school I would have never thought that some day I would be questioning history and the motives of historians. But I have come to understand that questioning things is a useful tool.
@athomeinmyhead I deeply appreciate the videos that I have seen on your channel. It has certainly made me look at the world differently than I normally would. They bring certain things into focus that I have always seen but have never truly recognized.
I know exactly what you mean. It's not that we don't see things. It's that we don't /notice/ them. Once someone points something out, we realize it's been there, just below the surface. Like the sound of birds. We are so used to them that they become white noise. The birds are out there singing, but we don't pay attention to them unless there is some reason to. And there are people who will find a way to take full advantage of that complacency.
@@athomeinmyhead your content is consistently well-researched and thought-provoking. As an Australian there are always many parallels in our countries histories, including shameful chapters. We too honour the privileged white masters to the exclusion of our indigenous leaders. We minimise the atrocities and celebrate the colonialism as progress. I am the recipient of white privilege so I "enjoy" being educated on historical injustices so that I can counter any narrative that our status quo is merit-based. Thanks as always.
@@garycpriestley I heard about the issue with the Maori Ways of Knowing in NZ. I was appalled at what some prominent Western personalities had to say about it--trying to denounce it as myth. And it was so disturbing to hear these wyte men denigrating systems of learning that resulted in an amazing civilization, where these people have skills these men do not. You don't accomplish what they accomplished without being able to figure things out. But it showed how at least some Western academics cannot respect a system that isn't within their area of ownership, but still clearly works to create and build an amazing civilization. Creating housing, creating boats, food finding/preparation, not just surviving, but thriving with knowledge of the world around them that these men condemning their accomplishments completely lack. It was good to see more people stand up to defend that you don't accomplish what the Maori did by accident, and we should be willing to understand how they accomplished what they did.
Thanks for the video, the info and your thoughts. A similar thing happens with archeology and anthropology. Srsly Wrong has a podcast episode talking about the white bias and rascism against indigenous civilizations findings just in the American continent that has imposed a narrative that just recently is being pushed with archeological and anthropological evidence.
100%. I remember learning about this when I took Anthropology. What's interesting is that when I did some of the episodes on alternatives to the nuclear family, I used old papers from when I was in school, as my starting point. And it was all /so outdated/. I cringed, but also in my research: I had learned about 'Inuit wife exchange'. But today it is taught as "Inuit spouse exchange"--because a woman anthropologist called out that you can't "swap wives" without also "swapping husbands". But when you have a male-centric view and nobody questions it--it just perpetuates. That's why diversity in science is so important. We can try all day to be objective, but it is just so hard to see our own biases. I appreciate your comment.
@@athomeinmyhead wow, such a good example. I've heard of the 'inuit wife exchange' before, but never stopped to think it's also a 'husband' exchange as well. Do you happen to have an episode about this topic (yt CIS male bias in anthropology, or just anthropology in general)?
Here is the one on the Inuit. It looks like I filed this series under "Sex & Gender" and "Cultural Diversity" in the playlists. That might help you locate them. The Nayar is another good one, where it confronts our bias about paternity and paternal rights. Also the one on Partible Paternity is still another model of paternity. We get so comfortable with our social constructs that it becomes difficult to reimagine what constitutes a "family"--even when we think we're being diverse, we're still operating in the same Western family paradigms. th-cam.com/video/9G5-1ZKqhgA/w-d-xo.html
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This was a lot but great information. As always thank you 🤗
Glad it was helpful!
Great episode! Eye opening
Thanks!
Really like your show
Glad you get something out of it!
I cannot thank you enough for doing these videos/podcasts. They are like little brain pokers, going "poke, poke, wake up, brain, let's go and challenge some of those beliefs and points of view you insist on having." Engaging, with a lot of AHA, HUH, and NEVER-THOUGHT-ABOUT-IT-THAT-WAY moments. Thank you. Truly.
Really glad if it prompts thought--thank you for letting me know.
@@athomeinmyhead This episode specifically made me think about historical erasure from the point of view of someone from a different country. In our authoritarian past (Eastern Bloc) it was encouraged to criticize anything US or West related, with racism, classism, and evils of capitalism among popular topics. And yet some of the examples you mentioned were completely new information for me. So in a way that was the erasure of US history (and other countries) by different standards, with different parts muted or amplified, depending on which prejudices we "liked" or "disliked". One of adult life's big revelations was realizing that I need to relearn big parts of my education and social conditioning. :)
Yep. I definitely don't think this is just a US thing. But it's good to hear other perspectives. I'm glad it was useful.
Preach sista! As always well done.
Thank you. I am glad you found value in it.
This segment reminded me of Henrietta Lacks. I only learned about her when by accident I came across a post on Facebook. Someone was talking about how many lives she have saved. I had no idea that her cells contributed to creating a vaccine for polio and more recently for the covid vaccine. Everyone benefited from her HeLa cells while her family continued to live in poverty, not knowing for the longest time what was stolen from their dead mother. In high school I would have never thought that some day I would be questioning history and the motives of historians. But I have come to understand that questioning things is a useful tool.
Yeah, it really is kind of humbling, and also unnerving to become unmoored.
@athomeinmyhead I deeply appreciate the videos that I have seen on your channel. It has certainly made me look at the world differently than I normally would. They bring certain things into focus that I have always seen but have never truly recognized.
I know exactly what you mean. It's not that we don't see things. It's that we don't /notice/ them. Once someone points something out, we realize it's been there, just below the surface. Like the sound of birds. We are so used to them that they become white noise. The birds are out there singing, but we don't pay attention to them unless there is some reason to. And there are people who will find a way to take full advantage of that complacency.
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LOL... Glad you approve!
@@athomeinmyhead your content is consistently well-researched and thought-provoking. As an Australian there are always many parallels in our countries histories, including shameful chapters. We too honour the privileged white masters to the exclusion of our indigenous leaders. We minimise the atrocities and celebrate the colonialism as progress. I am the recipient of white privilege so I "enjoy" being educated on historical injustices so that I can counter any narrative that our status quo is merit-based. Thanks as always.
@@garycpriestley I heard about the issue with the Maori Ways of Knowing in NZ. I was appalled at what some prominent Western personalities had to say about it--trying to denounce it as myth. And it was so disturbing to hear these wyte men denigrating systems of learning that resulted in an amazing civilization, where these people have skills these men do not. You don't accomplish what they accomplished without being able to figure things out. But it showed how at least some Western academics cannot respect a system that isn't within their area of ownership, but still clearly works to create and build an amazing civilization. Creating housing, creating boats, food finding/preparation, not just surviving, but thriving with knowledge of the world around them that these men condemning their accomplishments completely lack. It was good to see more people stand up to defend that you don't accomplish what the Maori did by accident, and we should be willing to understand how they accomplished what they did.
Thanks for the video, the info and your thoughts. A similar thing happens with archeology and anthropology. Srsly Wrong has a podcast episode talking about the white bias and rascism against indigenous civilizations findings just in the American continent that has imposed a narrative that just recently is being pushed with archeological and anthropological evidence.
100%. I remember learning about this when I took Anthropology. What's interesting is that when I did some of the episodes on alternatives to the nuclear family, I used old papers from when I was in school, as my starting point. And it was all /so outdated/. I cringed, but also in my research: I had learned about 'Inuit wife exchange'. But today it is taught as "Inuit spouse exchange"--because a woman anthropologist called out that you can't "swap wives" without also "swapping husbands". But when you have a male-centric view and nobody questions it--it just perpetuates. That's why diversity in science is so important. We can try all day to be objective, but it is just so hard to see our own biases. I appreciate your comment.
@@athomeinmyhead wow, such a good example. I've heard of the 'inuit wife exchange' before, but never stopped to think it's also a 'husband' exchange as well.
Do you happen to have an episode about this topic (yt CIS male bias in anthropology, or just anthropology in general)?
Here is the one on the Inuit. It looks like I filed this series under "Sex & Gender" and "Cultural Diversity" in the playlists. That might help you locate them. The Nayar is another good one, where it confronts our bias about paternity and paternal rights. Also the one on Partible Paternity is still another model of paternity. We get so comfortable with our social constructs that it becomes difficult to reimagine what constitutes a "family"--even when we think we're being diverse, we're still operating in the same Western family paradigms.
th-cam.com/video/9G5-1ZKqhgA/w-d-xo.html