I understand that but for me it still me it still reads more as an overcompensation thing, a 'fine, I'll show you' response to whatever group of people that are trying to negate you rather than an actual hardcore belief in the superiority of whatever you are over what they are.
It's self defense mode of someone with less power trying to build their power and self esteem up. If we're all the same and you still don't except/include/respect me then it's hurtful and confusing but if I'm better than you, then it doesn't matter because I don't need that from you.
For some people it's been drilled into them that they are not equal enough that they believe it. It's been written in laws, it's been written in blood. So their options are to pretty much accept that they are less than, or hold onto that they are better than.
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Date: 2011-06-11 07:22 am (UTC)It's self defense mode of someone with less power trying to build their power and self esteem up. If we're all the same and you still don't except/include/respect me then it's hurtful and confusing but if I'm better than you, then it doesn't matter because I don't need that from you.
For some people it's been drilled into them that they are not equal enough that they believe it. It's been written in laws, it's been written in blood. So their options are to pretty much accept that they are less than, or hold onto that they are better than.