1. n. abuse, discrimination, or exploitation based on rank
2. n. abusive, discriminatory, or exploitative behavior towards people
who have less power because of their lower rank in a particular
hierarchy
So: rankism stinks? It does if you ask me. And certainly if you ask the people from Breaking Ranks.
Do they get your support?
This is great; I hadn't heard of the group before. I see you've quite
the social activist :-)
Posted by: Andrea Weckerle | May 17, 2006 at 09:21 PM
Thanks for the shout out!
We actually just started a non-profity: World Without Rankism. We're still struggling with what our agenda is, though. I'm trying to figure out how to use the publishing power of the web to help people. I tried offering people wiki pages, and more recently I've been trying to set up a database (here: http://www.breakingranks.net/witness/index.php) to give people a place to tell their stories (and archive them for reference to use on other forums). Neither effort seems to be hitting the spot, though. We're still casting about for ideas, so all suggestions welcome!
Posted by: Elisa | May 18, 2006 at 07:10 AM
I think George Orwell was right:
All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.
George Orwell.
;-(
Posted by: Sidney | May 18, 2006 at 07:55 AM
@ Andrea: You cannot imagine how much... :-)
@ Elisa: I am not sure if people are very keen on sharing stories with all the world which are probably personal and perhaps even painful. If you could could convince some well-known personalities to set the tone/example, perhaps? Of course: easier said than done...
@ Sidney: George Orwell was right, indeed!
Posted by: Serge Cornelus | May 19, 2006 at 09:06 AM