On Fri, 8 Apr 2022 18:36:12 +0100 Anasuya Sengupta <anas...@whoseknowledge.org> wrote:
> Tl;dr Urgent need to address the note denying race and ethnicity as > “meaningful distinctions among people” in the Universal Code of Conduct > (UCoC). The current wording is highly problematic and can result in > endorsing systemic and individual discrimination and violence on the basis > of race and ethnicity, rather than preventing it. > > Dear Wikimedians, > > We are writing this letter as the Whose Knowledge? user group, both to > Wikimedia-l, as well as adding it to the talk page for the UCoC.[0] We > endorsed the UCoC in the community voting process because we are committed > to its principles and intentions (indeed, some of us have been expressly > working towards it within the movement for a very long time, in multiple > ways). my take on it - https://www.shlomifish.org/philosophy/philosophy/putting-cards-on-the-table-2019-2020/indiv-nodes/make-your-own-kind-of-music.xhtml [[[ Make your own kind of music / Take your qualities to your advantage [ #make-your-own-kind-of-music ] Node Link Similar to the Mama Cass Elliot song "make your own kind of music" or its Lady Gaga modernisation "Born This Way", I have given an interpretation of Captain Nemo (= "nobody" in Latin, and not to be confused with Nemo from the animated film Finding Nemo) in Jules Verne's novel 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, whom people keep finding interesting for what he believes are superficial reasons. But these qualities are part of what makes us who we are. The YouTuber band Cimorelli has used the fact that they are six sisters (who also have five male brothers) in a large Roman Catholic family, a trend which has received a lot of antagonism, from environmentalists, psychologists and the media, to their advantage, and as a gimmick. As a result, they published many videos of them covering hit songs, some original songs, and have been live performing and collaborating with other singers and entertainers. Naturally, they are not the only YouTube success story. But if you get an opportunity, seize it. Were you invited to give a talk? Go for it. Even if you were invited from the "wrong" reason, you will pave the road for future lecturers. A sociology student invited you to talk to them about your work as an open source / open content creator? Go for it. You thought of a new Chuck Norris/etc. factoid? Write it down and share it on social media and chat. Someone asked you out and you like them and are single? Go for it. You have an idea for a nice video, story, screenplay, song, etc. Execute it. I used to be jealous of Ayn Rand for writing so lucidly and coherently in The Fountainhead and in Atlas Shrugged, whereas my style of screenplays and stories was what I described as "staccato" where I do not mention any unnecessary details. However, Rand likely felt the same way about Dostoevsky and Tolstoy, whose overly verbose style is now the terror and hatred of many Literature students. Similarly, current and future generations will likely appreciate my staccato style more than Ayn Rand’s. Make your own kind of music! ]]] -- Shlomi Fish https://www.shlomifish.org/ What does “Zionism” mean? - https://shlom.in/def-zionism The Zeroth Rule of Fight Club is that Chuck Norris can talk about Fight Club. No one tells Chuck Norris what not to do. — https://www.shlomifish.org/humour/bits/facts/Chuck-Norris/ Please reply to list if it's a mailing list post - https://shlom.in/reply . _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list -- wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l Public archives at https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org/message/BFCQPJ2MRDY7DNMQBSJTGASJYWC7XYSG/ To unsubscribe send an email to wikimedia-l-le...@lists.wikimedia.org
