From time to time (not as often recently, I think) I’ve seen calls to “bring your authentic self” to work, social media, etc. The idea is that we, the loving community, want to know all your cute and quirky little habits. We want to see the whole person.
We don’t only want to know that you’re an expert on differential equations. We want to know that you play bluegrass mandolin, that you love soccer, and that you’re a fan of Martin Scorsese films.
This is a lie.
What they really want is to ensure that all your “cute and quirky little habits” line up with the approved standards.
You can be a genius at differential equations, but if you listen to the wrong podcasts, you’re canceled.
“Bring your authentic self” is tyranny.
QUOTE What they really want is to ensure that all your “cute and quirky little habits” line up with the approved standards.
Who gets to decide the approved standards? Should there be no standards?
QUOTE: “Bring your authentic self” is tyranny.
How so?
I think it’s pretty sure employees would be told to “go back into the close” (the christian/muslim/devout religious closet) if they expressed the idea that trans people are mentally ill or that men shouldn’t be competing in women’s sports (say, the NCAA champion swimmer from Penn State).