It doesn't invalidate Gates' hard work and efforts simply because he's a white guy from a wealthy family. It does mean that he has more chance of succeeding, thanks to his resource base, than a black inner city street kid or a person with cerebral palsy.
Right. And I would say, as a black cis-gendered female, that it is still possible to succeed in spite of one's limitations--it may just take a damn sight longer and be much, much harder to do so. gtonizuka could talk for days on this. He cannot stand the phrase "pull yourself up by your bootstraps" because it insinuates that one has bootstraps and the strength to pull right then and there.
*looking around for his comment* I'm surprised he hasn't said anything yet. I'll point this out to him...
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Date: 2008-04-21 02:40 pm (UTC)Right. And I would say, as a black cis-gendered female, that it is still possible to succeed in spite of one's limitations--it may just take a damn sight longer and be much, much harder to do so.
*looking around for his comment* I'm surprised he hasn't said anything yet. I'll point this out to him...