Yes! Thank you for pointing out this common thread in my writing.

Devon Price

Mar 28, 2018·1 min read

Yes! Thank you for pointing out this common thread in my writing. Concepts like responsibility, maturity, rationality, etc are all used to demean behavior in that way.

Devon Price

They/Them. Social Psychologist. My book is out now: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Laziness-Does-Not-Exist/Devon-Price/9781982140106

…cceptable word/notion that is invoked to demean/control others (and to flatten and deny reality) is “irresponsible”. I noticed that it is often wielded when the targeted individual isn't doing what the label applying person wants them to do). In other words…being “responsible” way too often means someone is acting the way they are “supposed” to. (digging into who makes up the “supposed to” stuff and who benefits from it is way too often stagger…

Excellent!!

veganelder